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[Unnerving music; Distorted, pulsing beat]

[Music continues; Rhythmic ticking]

[Music builds; Dissonant, distorted buzzing]

♪ Stay away from me

♪ Lay me down to sleep

♪ Put me back where I belong

♪ Where you are right and I am wrong again

♪ Stay away from me

♪ Stay away from me

♪ Lay me down to sleep

♪ Put me back where I belong

♪ Where you are right and I am wrong again

♪ Stay away from me

♪ Stay away from me

♪ Lay me down to sleep

♪ Put me back where I belong

♪ Where you are right and I am wrong again

♪ Stay away from me

♪ It's so warm

♪ It's so dark

♪ I hear you calling to me

♪ I become a child again

♪ It's so far away

♪ I can't hear you from where you're shouting

♪ It won't ever be the same

♪ Stay away from me

♪ Lay me down to sleep

♪ Put me back where I belong

♪ Where you are right and I am wrong again

♪ Stay away from me

- ♪ Stay away from me... ♪ - [Music intensifies, subsumes vocals]

[Music continues; Piercing guitar squall]

[Music softens; Eerie, reversed soundscape]

[Music stops; Beep]

[Turner] In Action Comics number one, when it came out in 1938,

Superman, on the first page, was called the champion of the oppressed.

And he was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster,

these two Jewish immigrants...

uh, right when the rise of Hitler was happening,

World War II was kicking into gear.

And these two young Jewish guys

were trying to create a modern Moses.

They were looking at, you know, like...

Like, Moses was sent down the River Nile to escape the genocide of his people

and landed in the new world of Egypt.

So, too, did Superman.

When he's... When Krypton is exploded

and he's sent down in the rocket to Earth,

to embrace a new life, to become the litera...

the liberator of these people.

He is the man of tomorrow.

He is the man that represents a tomorrow.

He's the hope for a future that we can create.

When he ends up having to go against Brainiac,

Brainiac is the conqueror.

He's the collector. He's the coloniser.

He's the guy who explores the universe looking to collect planets

'cause he finds their history and their cultures fascinating,

but only in a vacuum.

Only when they're there for him to put up on a shelf

and admire...and study.

Just like the British Museum.

And... And here we have this, like...

strong immigrant journalist,

this beautiful, young, hopeful spirit,

really trying to find a way

to apply his life in a more meaningful way.

And he comes up against this force

that then enables him to come to understand...

what his culture really was, what his own history is.

You know, like, I bet the Kents,

when he came down in that rocket and they were driving by,

I bet they thought he was a Russian bomb,

you know, and they were like, "Who is this? What is this?

"What... How could this thing have even happened?"

It's like the Archangel Michael visiting Mary and Joseph, you know?

It's, like, how does your brain even make sense of something like that happening?

And, so, you know, he's raised in this... in the Midwest

with this sweet and loving mentality

where that which is human is all-encompassing, and...

..and when he goes to Metropolis and he meets Lois Lane,

he meets someone who represents all that makes humanity beautiful.

She's driven, she's curious. She asks questions.

Biting, stabbing, searing questions, that...

that cut deep at the heart of what makes life worth living.

And it's that curiosity and drive,

and that she swears when she stubs her toe,

or chain-smokes 'cause she's under constant stress.

It's those things that Superman actually finds beautiful,

that makes him love her.

It's...

It's a really beautiful love story at the centre of...

of a political cosmic epic about,

what is our place in the system?

If we're living comfortably in the system and we're in our Clark Kent mode,

and we're demure and mild and "aw, shucks," you know, and...

..and constantly fucking up and whatever.

You know, we feel like that every day,

but there's the chance to just rip open the shirt

and reveal that big, bright symbol of hope

and transcend to our higher selves, you know, become...

become Moses, become something mythic.

So, what do you say? Will you be my Superman?

[Colleague] What the fuck are you talking about?

I mean, I have to get to set, and I know you've got a fucking job to do.

Bye.

[Lid creaks, thuds]

[Traffic hums]

[Siren wails]

[Bustling chatter; Indie-rock music plays]

[Siren recedes]

- Hi! - Hi, how are you?

- I'm good. How are you? - Good!

- Is the show going well so far? - Yeah, it, uh...

it just started, actually. [Indistinct]

No, of course. No, I wouldn't miss it for the world.

[Indistinct]

I just want to try something quickly.

Maybe think about, like...

Maybe if you put them so that the covers...

- I'm sorry, I'm just trying to help. - [Indistinct]

[Indistinct]

- Sorry. I wasn't trying to... - [Indistinct]

[Indistinct]

Sorry. Sorry, I feel like... [indistinct]

It's good. It really is good. I...

Do you mind if I... I'm just going to try something, real quick.

[Indistinct]

Sorry, I'm just trying to help.

- [Brooklyn] I know, I can set up... - [Turner] No, of course, of course.

- Oh, my God! - I didn't mean to scare you or anything.

- No, it's all good. - This is...amazing!

- It's... - [Brooklyn] That's so sweet.

How did you get the line-work for this one just, like, down pat. Like...

- That's so sweet. I... - I'm just gonna...

Uh, this one...

[Turner inhales, exhales]

Hey.

I don't know if I'm in the mood tonight.

[Brooklyn inhales]

[Brooklyn] Okay.

- Sorry. - [He inhales]

- It's just been a really long day. - [Brooklyn] It's okay.

It's been a week.

You say that every week.

- Mm? - [He inhales]

- [He exhales] - What do you mean?

[Turner exhales]

Are you okay?

[Brooklyn inhales, exhales]

Do you love me?

[Turner] Yeah.

Yeah.

I think so.

How do you define love?

What?

- [Turner] I just... - What?

It's a... It's a yes-or-no question.

[Turner] I... I just like definitions.

I just... I just want to know...

- Um... - ..what it means before...

you know, when I say it.

[Brooklyn] Um, okay.

Uh...

Um, okay. For example...

it might mean...

..showing some sort of...

desire in the person...

[She stutters]

Are you... Are you attracted to me?

Yes!

- [Brooklyn] Are you? - Yes!

- What are you talking about? - Okay, because you don't...

act like it.

- [Turner] Do I not? - [Brooklyn] No.

Well, I'm...I'm sorry.

Well, it...

- [Turner exhales] - I'm sorry.

- [She exhales] - I just don't understand

why you can't, like...

Like, would it be so hard for you to...

come home from work and maybe spend time with me,

or fuck me,

or do something to show that...

'Cause I don't feel like you want me at all.

- Like, do you know what I mean? - No!

[Brooklyn] I just want to know if you want me.

Okay, I can...I can do that.

- I can do that. - [Brooklyn] Okay.

[Turner] I-I'll work on it. I'll take more initiative.

I just wish you would...

Would it be so hard to be a fucking man about these things?

- Like... - [Turner] Fuck!

- Okay. - [He exhales]

- [Brooklyn] I don't... - Wow!

I just mean that, like, if you could...

if you could show some initiative,

like, if you could...

act on, like, if...

Like, do you know what I mean? Like, do you know what I'm talking about?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - [Brooklyn] Or...

- Like, do you... - Okay, okay.

- [Brooklyn] Okay. - Please.

[He sniffles]

Um...

- [He exhales] - I get off work around 8:00...

..on Friday. Do you want to go out? Do you want to...

Do you want to go on a date?

- Okay, sure. - [Turner] Okay. Okay.

- [Brooklyn] Yeah. - I'll plan something.

- [Brooklyn] Yeah? - Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

It'll be nice.

[Brooklyn inhales, exhales]

- Friday? - Friday.

I promise.

- Okay. - Okay.

[Turner exhales, inhales]

Okay.

Hey.

Hi, yeah...

Sorry, yeah, um...

Yeah, no, I... Sorry, it's really loud. I...

I don't know how long it's going to be.

I'm trying to... I don't know when we're going to wrap.

I'm trying to get off, like, as soon as possible, so...

I'm trying to get off as soon as possible.

No, I don't know when we're going to wrap.

I don't know when we're going to wrap. I'm trying to get...

I'm trying to see if any of, like, the prep crew can be let off early.

I know. I know, I know. Um...

I know, I'm trying...

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Can... Can we reschedule? Can we reschedule?

Can we rearrange that? Can we take it, um...

Saturday? Saturday. Saturday.

[Indistinct dialogue]

- Is that the guy? - Yeah, it's the statue.

Like, did he make it? Or is he, like, the Thinker?

- [He laughs] - Yeah, he's the Thinker.

[Indistinct dialogue]

I wish it played like a drum.

[Water laps gently]

Fuck.

I should have brought a bottle of wine.

- You're fine. - [Turner] Yeah?

- Yeah. - Okay.

- Next time. - Okay. Yeah.

[Turner laughs]

- Good night? - Yeah.

[Indistinct]

[Brooklyn laughs]

- You really had a good time tonight? - Yeah.

[Indistinct]

Okay.

Don't overthink it, it's fine.

It was great. It was great. I loved it. I had a good time.

Good.

- [Turner] Good morning, schleepy. - [Brooklyn] Oh, my God!

- Sweetheart, thank you. - 'Course.

- How'd you sleep? - [Brooklyn] Oh...

- Really good. - Nice.

Nice. I'm glad we went out last night.

- Me, too. - Yeah, it's been a while.

So...

- ..what did you want to do today? - [Turner clicks tongue]

We could go for breakfast.

- Yeah? Okay. - That'd be nice, yeah.

Got plans with Izzy at 3:00. That's the only thing.

Okay.

How... For how long? What are you guys doing?

Oh, I don't know. We're just going out drinking.

Just going to catch up. It's been a while. Like, she's...

just got into town, I've only been able to see her once, so...

Okay.

I just, I...

Like, last night, you just said that we would, like, spend all weekend together.

So, I just thought that you were free for the whole weekend.

And I was just looking forward to that.

Aren't we?

Well, if you have plans with Izzy...

[Turner] Yeah, but, I mean, you know...

we did last night, and, uh...

- [He inhales] - ..sleeping over and...

..going to get breakfast and stuff, that's still the weekend, right?

No, that's a...that's a date.

'Cause, like...

'Cause just, like, when's the last time you had, like, a whole weekend off?

- Like, do you know what I mean? - Yeah, I know.

I don't know. No, I mean, you know, I love spending time with you, I just...

it's been a long time since I've really been able to, like,

sit down and have a good talk with Izzy.

Well, you can go see her.

If you would rather... spend your time with her, that's fine.

Okay, don't... No, it's not like...

It's not like that. It's not a competition.

- But I thought... - I just wanted to...

[Brooklyn] Well, what do you mean, "it's not a competition"?

Like, I thought... No, I thought we were going to spend the weekend together.

Well, we are spending the weekend together.

[Brooklyn] No, we're not! You're busy, is what you just said.

- Well... - [He groans]

Is it... Like, it's not okay for me to have...

- I only have so much time. - Don't ask me if it's not okay

- for you to have friends. - [Turner] No, I wasn't asking that.

- That's not what I'm saying. - [Turner] That's not what I was saying.

I just mean that, like, I was under the presumption that we were going to, like...

No, no, no, I just... I'm trying to figure out...

[Brooklyn] When's the last time we spent a whole weekend together?

I only have so many days off, so I just want to make sure that I can...

[Brooklyn] So, you would rather spend them with her...

- That's... Come on. - ..than with me?

No, I love spending... I love spending time with you.

- I'm really glad we... - Well, can you reschedule, then?

[Turner] Um...

- I guess so, yeah. - [Brooklyn] Yeah?

- [Turner exhales] - [Brooklyn] Izzy's not going anywhere.

No, and, I mean...

neither are you, right?

Just reschedule.

- She'll understand. It'll be fine. - Yeah.

- Yeah, I can reschedule. - [Brooklyn] Come on, like...

No, it's... Yeah, I can reschedule.

Where do you wanna go for breakfast?

[Bustling chatter]

Do you remember Jessica?

- Huh? - Do you remember Jessica?

[Turner] Jessica who?

She used to... I go to school with her. She was at [indistinct].

- She has, like... - Adler?

No. No, I know that, but I got...

- I think I know who you're talking about. - We were... We were in a class...

- Sorry. - [Turner] It's okay.

- We were in a class about lighting. - [Turner] Mm-hm.

- And you know I really like Caravaggio. - [Turner] Mm-hm.

And we were talking about Caravaggio,

and she was saying that he was a master of, like, chiaroscuro.

- Mm-hm. - [Brooklyn] And then, I said...

well, you know...

technically, yes, it's chiaroscuro, a type of it,

- but do you know who he is? - [Turner] Yeah.

- Yeah. - Obviously.

- Like with, um... Like, with lighting. - Mm-hm.

[Brooklyn] And, so, I would say it would be more appropriate to say,

because he's, like, the godfather of tenebrism...

- Do you know what tenebrism is? - Um, rings a bell.

It's like... So, like, with chiaroscuro,

it's all about, like, the dramatic light

- contrasted with a dramatic shadow. - [Turner] Mm-hm.

But with tenebrism, it's not about shadow. It's, like, literally...

major portions of the canvas are black.

- [Turner] Mm-hm. - [Brooklyn] So, it's more dramatic.

It's, like, a more effective, like, storytelling thing.

It's a whole different technique.

And, so, I was saying to her, like...

like, if we're going to be talking about this person...

And also, we were talking about David with the Head of Goliath,

which is, like, the perfect example

- of how it's not necessarily chiaroscuro. - Mm-hm.

- [Brooklyn] It's more so tenebrism. - I was thinking...

[Brooklyn] She was calling me, like, superfluous about it.

I was saying like, no, like, we're in a lighting class.

Yeah. Actually, I was, um...

I was at work earlier, and I was thinking about you, um...

And it's on this topic. It's on this topic.

- About, like, artists... - [Brooklyn] About chiaroscuro?

- Did you write a chiaroscuro poem? - No.

- [He laughs] - Uh, kind of. Kind of.

- [Brooklyn] Okay! - Um...

Here, okay.

Yeah, I was thinking about you at work, and I...

I thought you'd probably like this.

[Brooklyn] Okay.

"There was a stunning, deafening howl

"the day Johnny Sinković died.

"He was beloved to those that knew him.

"The ageing porn-stars, lonely gay truckers,

"bored theologians that would drink with him

"on stillborn weekdays..."

"Pissing in alleyways,

"climbing rusty fire-escapes,

"chain-smoking indoors.

"Johnny put a letter in the personal column.

"He needed his cock cut off.

"Maybe he felt so castrated by the doldrum, pay-cheque-to-pay-cheque,

"chick-tract, Protestant-work-ethic, neo-feudalist life

"he felt was an old record skipping.

"He met her at the dark end of the street

"and had a vision of a beatnik, new-age, hippie Jesus.

"She looked him up and down.

"Frumpy, she was, in a way that inspired confidence.

"Her beady, cutting eyes sliced him with every scan.

"She was a vision of life he felt he'd seen before,

"a seemingly mundane beauty.

"But there was an artist's glare.

"She could see life as a painting.

"He posed naked for her in her apartment.

"To her, he was a broken Adonis.

"Gangly, and tangled in his own self-image.

"Out-of-body, and yet overly conscious of every odd movement and look on his face,

"the freckles on his chest that made him feel like an Irish farmer."

- [Rustling] - "But as she painted him,

"everything that made him feel ugly became beautiful.

"She became a moonshiner's Aphrodite,

"Rubenesque and plain.

- "A fertility goddess..." - [Brooklyn] I...

"..of the fragmented generation."

What?

[Rustling]

Thanks.

Thanks, I guess.

- [Turner] W-What? - [Brooklyn] What?

That was a nice poem.

Thanks, I guess. Thanks for reading it in public.

Y-You... You said you wanted to hear it.

Yeah.

I did.

[Bird caws]

[Bird caws]

Sorry, can... We're just trying to get things just a little tighter in the area.

Is it okay if you just, you know, kind of...

park closer to the...

Thank you. Thank you.

Yeah, just...

[Bird caws]

[Bird caws]

I got another pitch for you.

I got another pitch for you. You know how, like...

Like, what if...

Okay, so, like, what if film school was like Hogwarts?

You know, like, there was, like, uh...

there were sort of, like, there were different, like, houses.

Different things, you know, like Executive, Talent, Crew, you know.

And then PAs, right? Kind of like the Hufflepuff, like, the shit house

- that you don't want to, like, end up in. - Yeah.

But it's like, it'd be about, like, the PAs

and how the PAs would be, like, actually, like,

the chosen ones, who'd, like, go on to do, like, all the great things,

you know, that, like...

Anyway... All the other would flame out and shit.

- Mm. - But it's, like...

- [He chuckles] - Like...

But, like, we've even got wands, right? Like, we'd even have, like, the wands.

And, uh, you know, like, the wand chooses you.

- The wand chooses you? - You know, like in Harry Potter.

Like, the wand... You don't choose the wand,

the wand chooses you, and, like, you know...

- I just gotta reply to a message. - Yeah, no, that's all right.

- Yeah. - It could be, like, an anthology series

or something, you know? Like, you could do, like,

each episode's, like, a different riff on a different film-maker.

Like, there's a Tarantino episode, like, a Zack Snyder episode...

- Where's the fucking shuttle? - ..fucking Star Wars episodes,

where it's, like, the writers...

Like, the Empire are, like, the executives, right?

And then, like, the Rebels are, like, the writers.

You know, like the writers' strike.

Have you seen the shuttle come through here recently, or not?

Um, yeah, no, I saw one, like... a few minutes ago.

There should be another one, like, right around, man.

- Gotta get back on set. - Yeah, no, it's all good.

- There should be another one. - Yeah.

- Ah, there's one. - Oh, awesome.

- Yeah, man. - All right, see you, Turner.

Yeah. Yeah, no, I... Yeah, no, I'll see you later.

[Turner] "I'm nothing.

"Nobody cares about me.

"If I died right now, it would take weeks

"until my rotten corpse reeks enough to bother my neighbours to call the cops.

"I don't enjoy anything any more. I hate my life.

"I can't interact with other people.

"I'm painfully shy, short and hideous.

"I don't even care about having friends at this point,

"but I would really like to experience love with a girl

- "before I shoot myself in the brains." - [Brooklyn groans]

"I'm 29 now, and it seems like I ask for far too much."

Holy shit!

"Have you tried improving your life?"

"Oh, yeah. I fucking love ranch dressing and mayonnaise.

"I love slathering that delicious goodness all over my sandwiches.

"Oh, yeah, I fucking hate mustard. It's so nasty.

"You should only put yummy ketchup on hot dogs.

"Trans rights, by the way."

[Turner inhales]

"I am resentful towards my parents for instilling the idea

"that the world is fundamentally fair and honest,

"that with just enough hard work,

"I could also become as rich as the guy who inherited old money

"from his ancestor who owned a slave plantation."

"Better to work than to be a lazy bum.

"Your parents don't know everything. You don't know everything.

"Cut them some slack, lazy bum."

[Turner chuckles]

"Why is it better to labour for low wages while people profit off of you?

"Sounds like some weird slave-conditioning."

[Chair creaks]

"I don't think it is parents.

"It is probably something ingrained in you at a more instinctual level.

"I don't remember specifically now, but there were some experiments

"that found other animals having a concept of fairness.

"It is probably a beneficial trait for the species' propagation.

"And, yes, it is of course obviously false.

"That is the funny paradox of evolution,

"that knowing the truth isn't always evolutionarily beneficial."

Do you think it would be better...

if he was, like, coming, or should it be, like, not there yet?

- For... - Not there yet.

Not there yet, but edging.

Okay. Yeah?

- Yeah. - Okay.

"The best example is women.

"If men knew and believed the truth about women,

"there would be a regular sex war now,

"as opposed to the ideological one that we have,

"and women would get massacred."

- What the fuck are you reading? - Jesus fucking Christ!

I am reading the...

incel board on 4chan.

- Why are you on the incel board on 4chan? - 'Cause it's really funny. It's insane.

It's not super-funny, but...

"Fi... Findoms are fucking evil."

"I try not to be misogynistic, but findoms just make me mad.

"These women literally take advantage of sad, lonely men

"who are often severely mentally ill.

"I don't know why it doesn't get criticised more.

"It's a whole business model that exploits vulnerable people."

"Knocked the blue pill out of me around 2014, so I have an appreciation

"for their blatant predatory and bottom-feeding behaviour."

Oh, my God.

"As a femdom enjoyer, I never saw findom as a good deal.

"For $250, the least the dom could do is give me a spanking,

"hit me with a riding crop,

"or come up with something inventive to do for an hour.

"Taking money from beta simps via findom and not even going through the motions,

"it just seems both greedy and lazy."

Oh, my God, these people.

Findom's not the craziest thing.

"I'm a literal faggot

"who gets used like a living fleshlight by a grown-ass man

"and then politely asks for this guy to do that to me again

- "but more aggressive." - I don't think you should...

"I don't even get why someone should be submissive towards a woman.

"At that point, just go for a guy. You're clearly a faggot..."

- Can you not say that? - What?

- What? - [Brooklyn] Can you not say that?

- What? - [Brooklyn] The F-slur.

I'm just reading the thing.

- [Brooklyn] Well, yeah, but... - I wouldn't, like...

you know, say that to someone.

[Indistinct]

It's just kinda weird.

You can keep reading, though.

- Just don't, like... - Okay.

- You can keep reading. - Okay, okay,

[Turner inhales]

Uh...

"Ever since I started findom-ing my Japanese husband,

"he's been more obedient, and he likes it.

"As do I, since I can just punish him if he steps out of line

"by taking his money.

"When we first met, he didn't like that stuff,

"but then went out of his way...

"Then, out of his own volition, he suggested I control his money for him,

"and now he has to ask me for permission to buy anything on his own.

"It's cute, and I like the dependency findom has made for us.

"I think it has helped us a lot in the past few months of practising it,

"and it's cute to see him get excited over it.

"I'm looking to buy a high-end collar and leash for him

"with some of the money.

"Also, a Deka Fumo would be nice.

"It's mostly just hot because of humiliation and such,

"since he's eight years older than me and being financially dommed, LOL.

"Either way, there's no harm since you're both consenting adults

"and care about each other very much.

"I think it's based to do it with your significant other,

"to control them, train them, and humiliate them.

"But it's not based to simp for e-whores." Holy shit!

Fuck!

Fuck, we gotta go!

- Brooklyn? - Mm?

What? Go where?

[Turner] Uh, Trent and Izzy want to go for drinks.

- [Brooklyn] No, what... Since when? - Yeah.

- [Brooklyn] Today? - Since, like, a few days ago.

[Brooklyn] I didn't know about that.

- No, I talked to you about that. - [Brooklyn] I have to...

No, I have to do this... This is, like...

This is, like, already late. I have to finish this.

- How much more is left? - [Brooklyn] Like, a bit.

I don't even have, like, the body done.

Could you do it when we get home?

[Brooklyn] Um, I would...

- Like, we shouldn't be out... - ..prefer to...

I don't think you...

- I did not know that we were... - I did tell you about it.

- I did tell you about it. - I don't think that you did, though.

Just 'cause you forgot doesn't mean I didn't...

tell you.

[Brooklyn] Um, okay. When are they...

We have, like... We have about an hour, so it's not...

[Brooklyn] Okay...

It's not life or death.

[Brooklyn] Well, just let me save this, and then I can...

- Yeah, I just know they wanted... - Can you let me know next time?

- I did. - Because, like, I have to...

Yeah.

Yeah, no, they wanted to do, like, a double-date thing, you know?

[Brooklyn] Like, I just...

- It'll be nice. - Like, my hair's not even dry yet.

It's fine. It's fine, your...

Your hair will dry on the way. It's not...

[Brooklyn exhales]

- It's fine. - [Brooklyn] I don't think that you did

- tell me about this. - I did.

[Brooklyn] I don't think... I feel like I was...

Okay, well...

- Okay. - [Mouse clicks]

Well, can I get cha... Can you get...

- Can you go, so I can get changed? - Yeah. Yeah.

[Traffic hums]

They should be down any minute.

[Turner inhales]

You okay?

[Engine revs]

[Trent] Is it closed?

Shit.

It says that it's open at 5:00.

- Is it not 5:00? - It's 5:52.

[Trent] Maybe they don't know.

- [Izzy laughs] - They don't know what?

Look alive, hello?!

They're just trying to make sure that we arrived.

Waiting until we got here.

- [Brooklyn] Well... - So, do you have another idea?

- We'll find something. - Yeah.

- [Man] Hey! - Yeah.

I'm sorry.

It's supposed to be open. It says at 5:00.

- [She exhales] - Could you have double-checked?

I... It's...

- It's supposed to be open after 5:00. - See, you didn't plan this at all.

Were you at home before the movie theatre moved?

In Campbell River.

Which movie theatre? Like, there is the one...

There was one in Campbellton, downtown.

It was, like, right beside... Yeah.

Like, I would have been, like...

I'm trying to think of all these landmarks, but they...

Landmark, Tidemark... Theatre-brain just fucking...

[Trent] No, no, not... Yeah, not the live theatre.

It was, like... 'Cause they had the one up in Merecroft.

- Yeah, I remember that. - The classic one.

But there was, like, a smaller one that was more of an indie cinema.

- Downtown. - Yeah.

I went to see Spirit there, when I was, like, eight years old.

- I think I saw Brother Bear. - Yeah, no, I think... Yeah, yeah!

[Brooklyn] Is there any water left?

- Uh, water? - Oh, yeah, here, here.

Here, you... Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, shit. Sorry.

- Um... - Easy there!

- I'm in too deep. - Yeah, you're in too deep.

What about... There was, like, on Pier Street...

There was the candy store that was there.

- Oh, yeah, that's gone. - [Turner] I know it is.

When I went back, I was, like, I was so bummed,

'cause, I was, like... I used to get the saltwater taffy all the time.

Saltwater taffy, yeah.

When I would go in there, I would get a big bag of those chrome fucking marble...

- Yeah! - The chrome...

- They tasted like Pepsi or something. - Yeah, totally!

[Trent] You'd just crunch them, and your teeth would be break...

[Turner] It really felt like they were going to fucking...

your teeth were just going to pop right out of your skull.

It's like, "Yeah, Dad, I want to chew on rocks."

[Izzy, Turner laugh]

[Turner] No, it's, like, all children want to return to the mines, right?

- We're all yearning for the mines. - I read about that, yeah.

It's like, Minecraft's popular, we want to eat rocks... Yeah.

[Izzy, Turner laugh]

[Trent] The children yearn for the mines.

[Izzy, Turner laugh]

Yeah, no, that's it. Regulations have gone too far.

The world... The steep decline of civilisation happened

when, like, smoking indoors was banned...

- Oh, I know. - ..and, like, seat belts were introduced.

- The world should just... - Europe's behind!

[Turner, Trent laugh]

- They can still do it there. - Yeah, yeah, yeah!

What was it... I remember... Did you go to...

I can't remember, did you go to Pinecrest as well?

- No. No, no. - What... What school...

It was called Discovery Passage.

- Oh, wow, you were at... - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

We had this tiny little gym in there,

- and, like... - The poor kids' school.

- The poor kids' school. - 'Cause I went to Cedar.

[Trent] Yeah!

- You have Cedar friends. - I do have Cedar friends.

Yeah, you would know, like, uh... Do you know Devin Gray?

- [Turner] Fucking hell! No way! - Oh, my God! Yes!

- [Turner] I mean, barely. I knew... - That's funny that you know the name,

'cause he was kind of like my little brother,

like, adjacently, 'cause we lived in this, like, housing...

- No, yeah, yeah. - You know what I mean?

Yeah, you know... And, like, you know how there's other kids?

Okay, but first, before we get into that, what the fuck is going on with her?

Um... She's just new to the whole thing.

- You know, we're, like... - It's just awkward.

[Turner] Yeah, no, it's just, it's a fresh relationship.

You know what I mean? Like, we're all, like, doing this thing,

- like, we're having a great night out... - Yeah.

..and it just feels like...

- Yeah, I mean, I... - It's like she's fourth-wheeling, right?

[Turner] I know. I'm trying to, like, check in with her, but it's...

- Yeah. - [Izzy] You know what I'm talking about.

- Like, we've talked about it. - I just think everybody kind of...

- deserves a chance. - Yeah.

- Hey! How's it going? - Good. What's going on?

Not much. Just catching up.

- Hometown stuff. - Yeah, hometown stuff.

- Yeah, um... - We went to the same middle school.

- Right, right, okay. - Yeah.

That explains it.

- Yeah. - [He chuckles]

Yeah, no, all homies from the old days.

[Trent] Do you want water?

I'm working on her.

- You don't want me to have another. - [Trent] Maybe I do.

I'm not...talking over you?

[Brooklyn moans]

- I want you inside me. - [Turner] Mm-hm.

I want to be inside you.

Can you put it in?

- [Turner] Yeah, yeah, baby. - [He breathes heavily]

- [Brooklyn] Are you okay? - [Turner] Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

Are you even hard?

[Turner] Yeah, baby. Yeah.

- Yeah, I'm just about there. - [He breathes heavily]

You know what?

- You're not even fucking hard. - Yeah.

- No, you're not. - [Turner exhales]

What?

- Come on. What's wrong? - Like...

What?

- I'm... - What is your problem?

- Like, what... - [Turner] Whoa!

Whoa! What do you mean, what's my problem?

You're doing... You're doing great. I just need a second.

- Like, I'm having fun. Like... - No, no...

No, no, you're obviously not.

- [Turner exhales] - Brooklyn...

Like, are you serious?

[Turner] Yes! I'm sorry, I thought we were just having a good time.

- No, this is stupid... - [Turner] Fuck.

[Brooklyn] Okay, like, I'm sorry, but, like, what am I supposed to do with that?

[Turner] I don't know.

[Brooklyn] Like, can you not even get hard for me?

- [He exhales] - Yes, I can get...

[Brooklyn] How the fuck do you think that makes me feel?

[He chuckles]

[Brooklyn] Like, that makes me feel like actual shit.

[He chuckles]

What are you fucking laughing about?

- Makes you feel like shit? - [Brooklyn] Yes!

[He chuckles]

[Brooklyn] Are you kidding me? It makes me feel fucking horrible about...

What is your fucking problem?!

- What is funny?! - You couldn't even take your bra off.

- Are you fucking serious? - [Turner] I'm sorry, but, like...

I couldn't even get hard for you?

You weren't exactly giving me material to work with.

- [Brooklyn] Go fuck yourself! - You know, what am I supposed to do?

No, if you can say it to me, I can say it to you.

That's not the fucking same!

- Yes, it is. - No, it's not.

We're supposed to be on an equal playing field.

- [Brooklyn] Fuck off! - [Turner] It doesn't just go one way.

- It takes two to tango. - You're acting like a fucking baby!

- You're acting like a fucking man-child. - Come on!

- Just emasculate me some more. - [Brooklyn] No, like, actually...

Maybe you could actually say something to me that's reasonable,

- that's, like, a productive criticism. - What the fuck are you talking about?!

[Turner] You know, people, there are...

Criticism?! You're fucking... You're insane!

No, all you do is emasculate me. You put me down.

- No, you... No! - [Brooklyn] You're insane.

- You're fucking insane! - I'm right here.

- [Brooklyn] You're fucking insane! - I'm right here. I'm in my own body.

- You're acting like a fucking child! - I'm standing up for myself.

[Brooklyn] You can't even get fucking hard for your fucking girlfriend,

you stupid piece of shit!

[Dustpan rattles]

[Dustpan clacks]

[Dustpan rattles]

[Turner] Are you fucking kidding me?

[He exhales]

[Dustpan clacks]

[Dustpan rattles]

[He exhales]

[Bag rustles]

Then I got to the scene when Igor double-crosses Dmitry,

and, like, I feel really fucking good about it.

Like, I think I'm going to be able to take it...

Like, I think I'm going to be able to shoot it really soon.

And it feels like everything's going really well that way.

Like it's actually turning into something,

and then, you know, maybe once we start filming,

and maybe if it does well, maybe we can move in together

and, like, we could actually...

What's up?

Hello? Everything all right?

[Brooklyn] Um...

I wanted to get to the coffee shop, but I...

[Turner] What... What is this?

I...

I...

think that you're really...

really sweet,

- and I think that you have... - [Turner] Okay.

..a lot going for you.

But I...I don't...

- I just don't... - I'm sorry, are we really doing this?

- Is this really happening? - Can you let me finish what I'm saying?

I just... I don't...

I don't think that I...

..bring anything to you,

and I don't think you bring anything to me.

- I don't bring anything to you? - [Brooklyn] And, so, I want...

What does that mean?

- What are you... - What do I bring?

- What are you talking about? - No, what do I bring to you?

- See? - You bring me lots of things.

- No, see? - [Turner] No, you... I mean, like...

- I... - [Brooklyn] We can't move in together.

There's not... Like, there's...

[Turner] We were building something.

I was building something.

[Brooklyn] What do you mean, you were building something?

- My life! - What is the...

Are you fucking kidding me? We've only been together three months.

Like, we were working on things. Like, the amount that...

I've invested in...

- ..us. - Literally, what...

Literally, what are you talking... What the fuck are you talking about?

- I... - [He groans]

[Brooklyn] What... What, like...

Like, okay, please, just fucking calm down.

I just want to have a fucking conversation about this, like adults.

- [He scoffs] - Okay. I mean, I just...

You know, are we giving up on this? What's going on?

Like, I don't understand why we need to...

- Where... Like, there's nothing here. - [Turner] I don't...

- Why are you just springing this on me? - Turner, Turner...

I don't appreciate that. I don't want... Like, we have a whole...

[Brooklyn] What the fuck do you mean, you don't appreciate it?

I'm just trying to have a normal fucking conversation...

I just thought, like, things were going okay!

..which I can never fucking have, because whenever I try to fucking convince...

- [Turner] Don't yell at me! - Don't fucking yell at me!

All you fucking do is fucking yell at me!

I'm not...

What do you mean, all I fucking do? Are you kidding me?

All I fucking do is yell at you?

Bullshit!

- [Brooklyn] I tried. - No, you didn't!

- I tried. - You haven't tried at all!

- Fuck off, I haven't fucking tried! - You haven't put anything into this.

I've been working on this.

- I've been trying to rebuild things. - What do you want from me?!

Some attention, kindness...

- All you do is put me down! - So, I'm just some evil fucking bitch?

No! Don't know words into my mouth. That's not what I said.

That's literally what you just fucking said!

- No, it's not literally what I just said. - Yes, it is literally what you just...

- No, it's not! - So, you want to move in with...

I said I would like for you to be kinder to me.

- I didn't say, "evil fucking bitch." - ..who is never fucking kind to you...

That's not what I said. That's not what I said.

- Have a... I'm going, have a good night. - [Turner] Come on!

Come on, be an adult about this.

Like, let's try and have a real fucking conversation.

- Oh, my God. - Don't just storm off.

Like, don't be petulant.

Like, let's actually have a real conversation.

Come on! Why won't you look at me?!

Look at me!

- Come on! - Hey, what are you fucking...

Leave me the fuck alone.

Like, leave me the fuck alone, actually. Let me fucking go home.

Get out of my fucking way, don't touch me, let me go home.

- [He winces tensely] - Fuck!

- [He shrieks] - Fuck!

Fuck!

[Mellow, mid-tempo music]

[Turner] There's only one path to becoming a better man.

Transformation.

I have to become that which I fear.

I have to become that which I undermine.

To transfer the mind, to truly transcend.

Without her those who fall in line collapse.

- Without her, there is no fight in me. - [Voices overlap]

I'd die if she left. I'd die if it gave her life.

Blowing in the wind like a torn plastic bag.

Withering, used, unwanted, decaying.

I'm not made to be alone. I need to believe in order for it to work.

I fall apart daily,

trying to maintain and sustain a body and a mind.

I want to build a world that I can live in.

I want to be the maker of reality.

This new life is my own to create.

I am my own God.

I am my own universe.

I am the future, and I define its outcomes.

I can't be left alone too long, or I'll put a knife through my neck.

My ideas are all I have.

My truth is fiction.

Reality is crafted through will.

Reality is fiction with enough desire.

I must take form of the wolf.

I must take the physical form of a devil.

I must become fierce, dominant, powerful.

My every word, a command.

I am but scraps in a junkyard.

But scraps can form a great machine.

I am the great machine.

I am the great machine.

I am the great machine.

I am scraps, I am ideas,

I am God, I am love!

It is my duty to heal the world.

I am the universal doctor,

the Übermensch of the 21st century!

Hey, baby, can I vape in your pussy?

I am but scraps in a junkyard.

But scraps can form a great machine.

I am the great machine.

- I am the great machine. - [Voice distorts]

I am scraps, I am ideas,

I am God, I am love.

It is my duty to heal the world.

I am the universal doctor.

The Übermensch of the 21st century.

Hey, baby, can I vape in your pussy?

[Music continues; Laid-back distorted guitar melody]

[Music continues]

[Music builds; Aggressive distorted guitar pattern]

[Music stops]

- Hey, man. - [Supervisor] Hey, Turner, how are you?

- Good, good. How are you? - Good. Um, can we talk for a sec?

- Yeah, yeah. - I, um... I just...

I was just talking to the production manager,

and she mentioned that, earlier, you were talking to an actor...

about some movie ideas that you might have.

And you were pitching him ideas and stuff like that. Is that true?

Is that... I don't know, was it an actor?

- Well, yeah, you did talk to an actor. - Yeah?

Yeah, you didn't see him walk out of the trailer and stuff, or...?

No. No, no, no. I was just grabbing breakfast.

Right, okay, yeah. We can't be doing that,

'cause the production manager is breathing down my neck, and...

..I've no choice, man, but I would have to reduce some of your days on set.

- Come on, dude. Come on, dude, no. - Yeah, and we'll see how you...

I mean, like, isn't it part of the job to, like, network?

- Isn't that, like, kind of the whole... - [Supervisor] Yeah, yeah, I mean...

You know, yeah, but you just have to be careful who you talk to,

who you network with, okay?

I've been doing this job a long time, and I've never been caught doing that.

- Um, so, I'm... - Well, I'm, like, a writer...

- I'm, like, a writer-director, you know? - [Supervisor] Yeah, so am I.

But I don't do that, you know?

So, I...I've no choice,

but I would have to reduce your days, and we'll see how you track after that.

If you do a better job, then I might give you more days, okay?

I'm sorry. I know. Look, you...

- Don't be a dick, dude. Don't be a dick. - You're a great guy, but I...

- Like, that's... Come on. - I'm sorry?

Come on, you know? Like, let's...

You know, let's be real, right?

- That's like... - I am being real.

That's, like... part of the job, you know?

- Like, I got rent and shit to keep... - [Supervisor] Yeah, but...

it's not part of the job to network to an actor.

The part of the job is to be in locations and do your job.

- Well, I do my job. - [Supervisor] Yeah, but not...

- So, what's the... I don't get it. - But you didn't do it today, while you...

I did do... What are you talking about?

- I did do my job today. - [Supervisor] Yeah, but you were...

But you were caught networking with another...

- That's kind of bullshit, right? - You were caught pitching your ideas

- to an actor. That's not right, man. - Yeah, well...

[Supervisor] And if the production manager's mad...

I didn't know it was an actor. I was just grabbing breakfast.

Just happened to be in line at breakfast together, you know? I wasn't...

- Uh-huh. - Yeah.

Yeah, but, look, my hands are tied. You...

- I have to reduce your days, okay? - [Turner scoffs]

- You know? - Fuck you, dude. No, that's...

- That's bullshit, man. That's... - [Supervisor] Did you just say, fuck me?

Did you just say that?

- [Turner] Come on, man. - Dude, you're fucked.

- Get off the fucking set. - Come on, man.

[Supervisor] Get off the fucking set. You're done.

- That's it. - Fuck you!

- Fuck you. Fuck off! - It's a skill issue, dude.

- Fuck off! Right now. - It's a skill issue.

The fact that you're not fucking networking...

- Give me your fucking vest. Fuck off! - Come on, man.

- I'm not giving you my vest. - Well, fuck off. You need to leave.

- I've got more work to do, man. - You're not working any more.

You're done. That's it. Not in this city.

- Oh, yeah. You're all that powerful? - You're done. Yeah!

You're going to make sure I never work again?

[Supervisor] I'll make sure that nobody ever hires you again.

Come on, dude. That's fucking pathetic, dude.

You're done. I'm going to come back here in five minutes...

- That's fucking stupid. - You're fucking done, Turner.

- You're fucking... You're a clown, man. - Fucking asshole.

- You're a joke. - Fuck me? Fuck you!

- That's fucking stupid, man. - [Supervisor] Fuck yourself.

Just 'cause you don't know how to network,

don't know how to do your fucking job, doesn't mean that I have to be punished

for actually having any kind of fucking creativity.

You're a fucking joke, dude!

Nice fucking ivory throne you got there. Fucking bastard!

Fuck you, dude! Fuck you!

I'm going to be fucking huge.

I'm never going to work again? Fuck... You're a fucking clown.

You're a fucking clown. You're stupid. You're stupid.

You're fucking stupid if you think that. I'm going to be a fucking star.

I'm changing fucking everything!

Oh! So fucking powerful! Oh, I'm never going to work again.

What are you, fucking insane? Do not know how this shit fucking works?

It's a meritocracy!

It's a fucking meritocracy!

I've got merit. You don't have fucking merit!

You don't have any fucking merit!

You have no idea what the fuck you're doing!

Oh! So fucking powerful.

Up on your fucking throne,

making sure you can hire what fucking human pylons this week.

Fucking pathetic, dude. Fucking pathetic!

I'm going to fucking make sure. I'm going to make fucking sure...

..that your name never appears in any fucking credits ever. Ever.

You hear me? Fucking never!

- [He groans] - Fuck!

- [He exhales] - Hi.

Hi, I'm Turner.

Yeah. How was your day?

[He inhales]

[He exhales]

- Hey. - Hi.

- [Turner] Hey. How's it going? - Good. How are you?

I-I'm doing well. Uh, how was your day?

Yeah, it was good. Uh, just had work, and...

- now I'm here. - Nice, yeah. Me, too.

Um...

- This is a nice place you've got. - Thanks.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

- Big fan of the plants, you know. - I love it.

Um...

You lived in Vancouver long? Have you...

Yeah, yeah, my whole life. Me and my family.

- Oh, nice. Nice. - Yeah, yeah.

Nice. You got all your family here?

Yeah. Yeah, my parents are here.

Sweet.

- Brought some wine? - Yes, yeah, I saw in your bio

that you said you like wine, so I thought...

- Yeah. - Good call, yeah.

- I'll grab some glasses. - [Turner] Sweet.

[Glasses clink]

- You just had work today, too? - Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, I got off... Sorry if I'm a little bit of a mess,

I just, uh... It's been a busy...busy day.

- Yeah. - But it's nice, the red wine should help.

Yeah!

[Wine pours]

What about you? Are you from Vancouver?

Uh...

Not originally, but I've been living here long enough to say that I'm from here.

- Nice, nice. - Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, no family here, though.

- Mm. - Um...

My brother...is living in, uh...

Toronto.

Do you have any siblings?

[She clicks tongue]

Yeah. Uh...

I had a brother.

[Turner] What do you mean, "had"?

Um, he passed away about a year ago.

Shit, I'm sorry. What, uh...

- [He inhales] - Uh...

What happened? If, you know...

Um...

He... He was in a car accident.

- [Turner] Fuck! - Yeah.

Like, did he hit, or was he hit?

[Date] Uh, he was driving a semi truck, um...

..and he hit a mom and daughter, actually.

- [Turner] Oh, fuck! - Yeah, they died.

[Turner] Wait...

I'm sorry, I... So, he didn't...

- he didn't die then? - [Date] Uh, No.

Yeah, he was fine. He was in the semi truck.

[Turner] Oh.

[Date] But, uh, he couldn't really forgive himself for what he'd done.

[Turner] He killed himself?

- Yeah. - [Turner] Sorry.

Sorry.

[Date] It's okay.

Um... But your brother... your brother's in Toronto?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Yeah, he's in Toronto.

- He's... - [He inhales]

He writes for, um...

video games.

- That's cool. - Yeah.

- Yeah. - Nice.

- Um... - So, how'd he do it?

- My brother? - [Turner] Yeah. Sorry if... Yeah.

- [She exhales] - Uh...

He jumped off a bridge.

[Turner] Fuck! What bridge?

The Ironworks.

- [Turner winces] - God, I pass that one all the time.

[Date] Yeah, we used to go, uh...

look at the boats there together.

[Turner] Wow.

Yeah, um...

- What kind of work do you do? - Uh...

- [He vibrates lips] - Film, mostly.

I thought I was going to be a doctor. That hasn't...

panned out. Uh...

Yeah.

Writer, mostly.

- [Date] That's nice. - Yeah.

[Date] What kind of writing do you do?

Um...

[He inhales]

Uh, it depends.

I've been writing a crime...

this crime movie, this, like, um...

twin brothers, these, like, Russian mobsters

on either side of a gang war.

Seeing where that one's going.

Seems...somewhere. I don't know yet, though.

- We'll see. - [He inhales]

[Siren wails in distance]

- Nice. - Mm.

Oh!

- Oh. - Yeah, I...

- ..shouldn't have, sorry. Is that... - [Date] Oh...

- That wasn't... - Mm.

I was just... I was thinking about my brother.

I'm sorry, I fucked it up. I'm sorry, I didn't mean...

[Date] Yeah, uh...

You know, I don't know if I'm...

- [Turner] Yeah. - I don't think I'm feeling...

I don't think I'm ready for this, actually, right now.

Oh...okay.

- [Date] Yeah, it's... - I'm... I'm sorry.

[Date] Sorry. Um...

Yeah, no, I... Mm.

I just need some space, I think.

- Okay, do you want me to...to go? - [Date] Uh, yeah. Yes, please.

- Fuck, okay. - [Date] Uh, sorry, yeah.

- Okay. It's okay. - [He inhales]

[He exhales, sniffles, groans]

- Um, do you want to keep this, or...? - [Date] Uh, no. You can take it.

- Okay. - [Date] Yeah.

- I'm sorry. - [Date] Mm-hm. It's okay.

- Yeah? - [Date] Yeah.

- Actually? - [Date] Mm-hm, mm-hm.

- Okay. - [Date] Yeah. Yeah.

Okay, um...

Um...

- Thanks for...coming over. - Yeah, no, thank you for having me.

- Mm-hm. - [Turner] Uh...

Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to make anything...

- No, it's not... - ..weird.

It's tough...

It's tough to work through.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

- Yeah. - Mm-hm.

I'm sorry. I, um...

I... I was just trying to be sympathetic.

- I didn't mean to... - Mm-hm. No, yeah, I get it.

Okay, uh...

- Bye. - Yeah, bye.

- Um, have... Have a good one. - Yeah.

- Okay. - Okay.

All right. Bye.

[Bustling chatter]

[Can clatters]

[Turner exhales]

[Turner exhales]

[Can clatters]

Oh!

Oh! What are you going to do?

Huh? Huh? Huh?

[Turner grunts, strains]

[Turners strains, exhales]

[Turner pants]

[Can clatters]

Come on, you're not going to finish the fight? Huh?

Huh? Huh?

You're not going to fight me? Properly?

- What are you, some kind of faggot? - [Can clatters]

- Oh... - [He cackles]

Real man!

Big, strong, super-tough.

Come on.

Come on!

Come on, give me a good fight. Be a real man.

You know, I was already doing better than you were over there.

I was... At least I was a convincing robot.

I'm the great machine.

You're a little machine. Tiny machine.

Small one that does useless things.

Come on!

- [Clerk] Thank you. - [Customer] All right, have a good day.

- You, too. - [Customer clears throat]

- Is Brooklyn working today? - No. Get out.

[Turner] I need to see her. Is she working?

- She's not working. - [Turner] These are her usual hours...

- [Clerk] You're not supposed to be here. - Is she in the back?

Is she in the back? Are you lying to me?

[Clerk] She doesn't want to see you, Turner.

- [Turner] Brooklyn? - Fucking come back here!

- She's not here. Get out! - No, I'm buying something. No!

- I'm not getting out. - You're not allowed to be here.

I don't want your fucking business. I don't...

What do you mean, I'm not allowed to be here?

- Are you fucking drunk right now? - I dunno. I dunno.

- Give me that book. - No, I'm not giving...

I'm not giving you the book! This is my book.

- Give me the fucking booking! - I'm not giving you the book.

- You're not allowed to be here! - This makes me happy. I'm not giving...

- Oh, good for you! You're fucking happy?! - Shut the fuck up, this is my book now!

Take the fucking change. This is my book!

- Fuck you! - [Turner] Bye, okay. Whoo!

[Clerk] Fuck you, Turner! Get out of my fucking...

[Both giggle softly]

Brooklyn.

I just want to talk to you for a couple of minutes.

I've been thinking a lot since we broke up

- about what... - I'm sorry, who the fuck are you?

Please, just let me finish. This is really important.

- [Brooklyn] Are you fucking kidding me? - Brooklyn, it's just...

- Five seconds. - I'm so...

I just, like, I was thinking a lot about our relationship, and I know...

- Turner... - Oh, my God!

- I don't know what the fuck is going on. - How did you get in here?

I'm sorry, but who the fuck is this? What's going on?

It doesn't matter who this is. How did you get in here?

What do you mean, "what the fuck is this?" We've been broken-up for a week.

I just wanted to... I just want you to hear me out.

I've just been thinking a lot about our relationship,

- and I want to be able to, like... - You can call her if you want her to...

I don't know who you are. Please, shut the fuck up!

- Shut the fuck up. - Get out!

- Don't raise your voice at her. - Shut the fuck up. This is insane.

I will call the fucking police. Like, what are you doing here?

Please, I just... What do you mean, "call the police"?

What am I doing? I just wanted to talk to you.

- [Woman] Jesus Christ! - I just wanted to talk to you.

I should have known you would fucking do this.

You should have known I would have done what?!

I'm making a big romantic gesture! You asked for this!

This is something that you said you wanted!

- Can you just listen to me for a second? - Don't... You are scaring me.

It's just for a second.

- So, do you... - Okay, just...

Okay, can you just shut the fuck up, please?

- Can you just shut... Stop it, please. - Whoa, dude. Get the fuck out of here.

- Okay, come on! Come on! - No, seriously, this is...

I was so fucking horrible? No, I'm not. I'm just surprised!

It's a fucking surprise!

- [Woman] Oh, my God. - It took me by fucking surprise!

- I'm sorry. I don't... I wasn't... - Get the fuck out of here.

- I always knew that you were fucking... - You fucking moved on that fast, huh?

You moved on that fucking fast? Wow, that's really good of you.

That's fucking unbelievable! You're fucking insane!

- Are you insane? Get the fuck out! - Yeah!

Are you kidding me? What the fuck is this?!

- [Woman] Oh, my God. - You just broke into my fucking room!

- I didn't break in fucking anywhere! - Yes, you did!

The doorman let me in, 'cause I was over all the fucking time!

You're not allowed to be over any more, so get the fuck out!

Who are you?! I'm sorry, who are you?

What the fuck... Why the fuck are you talking to me?

- [Woman] Get out! - Shut the fuck up!

I was let into the fucking building! I didn't do fucking anything wrong!

I should've known you would do this shit, 'cause you're...

You would've known I would've done what fucking shit?!

- You always treated me like shit! - Oh, I'm fucking crazy?!

- This is not about me... - Oh, I'm fucking crazy?!

This is about making yourself feel better...

- No, I'm fucking not! - ..make it fucking hard for me...

I fucking love you!

- Listen to me for five fucking seconds! - [Woman] Holy shit!

Dude, get the fuck out of here.

- I'm going to call the fucking police. - Shut the fuck up!

- You need to leave, right now. - [Woman] Get the fuck out.

- You need to leave right now. - I'm not leaving until you hear me out.

I am not joking. You are scaring the shit out of me.

You need to get out...

I'm not trying to scare the fucking shit out of you.

- I just want you to listen to me. - You broke...

into my fucking room!

- Your door was fucking open! - You broke into my fucking room!

- What is wrong with you?! - The door was fucking open!

- What the fuck is wrong with you? - I didn't break into fucking anywhere!

What the fuck is wrong with you?!

Shut the fuck up, I'm right here!

Just fucking talk to me! You have to emasculate me,

put on this dumb, bullshit, fucking psycho performance?!

You won't even talk to me one-on-one, like a fucking person?

- Get out! - Oh, what am I going to do?

- This is getting insane. - This is fucking insane.

You're fucking insane. You're...

- Fucking... - [Woman] Okay, I...

Get out!

[He breathes deeply]

Stupid.

Fucking stupid.

[He breathes deeply]

Fucking...

[He breathes deeply]

Stupid.

[He breathes deeply]

[Breathing quickens]

Fuck! Fuck!

[He sobs]

[Gentle indie-rock music]

[Sobbing continues]

[Sobbing intensifies]

Fucking stupid.

[Sobbing continues]

[Sobbing softens]

[Sobbing intensifies]

[Music continues]

♪ In the late afternoon... ♪

[Sobbing continues]

[He exhales]

[Keyboard clacks rapidly]

♪ Until you told me you loved me... ♪

[He exhales]

[Keyboard clacks]

[He exhales]

- [He sniffles] - ♪ Please, don't be scared

♪ You know that I was gone

♪ But I'm here now... ♪

[Turner breathes heavily]

[Keyboard clacks]

♪ And I'm trying to love you

♪ The only way I've ever known how... ♪

[Keyboard clacks]

- [Music builds] - ♪ Baby blue

♪ Baby blue

♪ Baby blue

♪ All I need

♪ All I need

♪ Is to keep you

♪ Left the pillow

- ♪ That we got at the market... ♪ - [Music softens]

♪ On your side of our twin-sized bed

♪ I stretch out my legs now

♪ I hold it and realise

- ♪ It was too small for your head. ♪ - [Music concludes]

[Chair creaks]

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

- [Woman] Thank you. - [Woman 2] Hello!

[Woman] Good morning.

[She exhales]

[Bottle hisses]

[She exhales]

This is called "Waiting in the Car," I wrote it with a very good friend.

[Scattered applause]

[Guitar feedback]

[Adeline plays distorted, drone-like chords]

♪ Last night, I cried

♪ When you touched my hand

♪ I'll be waiting in the car

♪ When you come around again

♪ I walked home

♪ Had a smoke

♪ Alone with the echo of you

♪ Holding me so close

♪ If you still love me

♪ I'm yours, if I'm still yours

♪ Please, want me

♪ And if you want me, show it

♪ If you show it, mean it. ♪

[Music continues]

[Music stops]

[Sniffle]

[Traps exhales]

Come on.

Jesus Christ.

Do you mind if I, uh, do a bump of this here?

- [Mark] It's always fine. - Thanks.

[Adeline plays distorted, drone-like chords]

[Whooping, cheering]

♪ Staring at the phone

♪ Waiting to see your name

♪ Staring at the window

♪ Till the sun sets again

♪ And now, only after dark

♪ I'm crossing your mind

♪ Why can't you decide?

♪ Love me or leave me behind

♪ Where should we go next

♪ Once all the spinning lights have stopped?

♪ If that place is closed

♪ I'll tell you where to drop me off

♪ Will you let me say goodbye this time

♪ Or whisper, "Stop"?

♪ Come inside and fuck me

♪ Leave before the sun comes up

♪ If you still love me, I'm yours

♪ If I'm still yours, please, want me

♪ And if you love me, show it

♪ And if you show it, mean it

♪ If you still love me, I'm yours

♪ If I'm still yours, please, want me

♪ And if you love me, show it

♪ And if you show it, mean it... ♪

[Music continues]

♪ This time you'll cry

♪ When I touch your hand

♪ And ask you not to come around again. ♪

[Bustling chatter; Pop music plays]

- Yo, check it out. - That's cool.

Right?

- What's our plan for tonight? - Um, I'm thinking I might just go home.

- Okay. - Yeah.

[Rocco] She looks like she says the N-word.

[Traps] Yeah, way out of your fucking league.

- [Thomas] Okay. - [Traps] Yeah, left.

Oh, my God, she's wearing a mask in her fucking cover photo.

- That's so cringe. - [Thomas] She's cute.

But, like, in, like, a really cutesy way. She's not, like...

- [Traps] Yeah, probably... - [Rocco] She's mid.

[Traps] Yeah, she's mid. I'd swipe right.

[Thomas] Okay. Yeah.

Bitch looks like, um... Oh, God... Dua Lipa.

[Thomas] Yeah, I can see it. She's also giving, um...

What's that bitch's name from, uh, Euphoria?

- [Rocco] I... I don't fucking... - Fucking Zendaya vibes or something?

- [Thomas] No, no, the other one. - [Rocco] Not Zendaya. Sydney Sweeney?

[Thomas] Uh, the best friend.

- I didn't watch it. - Oh, God, I don't fucking know.

- It's a good show. - Think I'd watch Euphoria?

It's a good show!

- I'm not mad. - Uh, she's a hot blonde!

- She looks like she's a cunt. - Yeah, she does. You know what?

She looks like she pretends not to be a cunt,

and, like, she's like, "I'm all Christian. You can hit it from behind."

- Oh, God, no. No! - [He chuckles]

No joke, though, like, seriously, you should just swipe right

on every fucking girl you see on there,

'cause, like...

- [Rocco laughs] - Okay, we've talked about this before.

It's getting actually, like, really fucking pathetic

how down bad you are to lose your fucking virginity.

Like, you're a fucking 22-year-old.

Fucking grow up. Man up and fucking do it already.

[Rocco] Like, bro, you're down so bad.

Like, it's all I ever fucking hear in my ears, dude.

Like I've lived with you for a fucking year,

and you tell me about this shit every day.

Every fucking time we're having a group hang-out session,

it's us sitting down with your fucking Tinder,

swiping right on every fucking girl you see,

and none of them swipe back on you.

- Hey, this one's also named Michaela. - [Traps wheezes]

- [Thomas] Nah, too awkward. Too awkward. - [Rocco laughs]

[Traps] Like that would stop you.

- [Rocco] Mid. - Actually, it would...

- stop me. - [Traps] Okay, you know what?

I've actually got an idea for you.

You know what? You've got long fucking hair.

Have...

- Have you ever heard of transmaxxing? - [Rocco splutters]

- What the fuck is a transmaxx? - [Traps] You've heard of it!

- [Adeline] Don't fucking do this. - [Traps laughs]

- Okay... - [Thomas] What is it?

[Traps] So, it's this 4chan guide that was posted,

uh, on their, like, fucking incel board and shit.

- Yeah. - And the idea of it was

that anyone who's, like, a fucking, like, permanent incel,

like, someone who will never be, like,

fucking Chad enough or, like, rich enough or whatever.

You know, defining you.

- Um, what they should fucking do... - What the fuck is that supposed to mean?

..is this thing called transmaxxing,

which is the idea that women have it a lot easier to get sex,

so if you just transition, you'll lose your virginity right away.

That's so fucking not true, though.

- [Traps] Well... - It's, like, not how it fucking works.

It worked for me. I mean, like, I fuck all the fucking time, and I love it.

And you know what?

Like, I mean, I was fucking all the time before as well.

[Rocco] Like, when I was a chick, I could, like, only pull...

lesbians.

And, like, I could pull... But I can, like... I could pull now.

[Traps] Well, yeah, but the whole thing with the transmaxxing guide

is that you can pull transbians, you can pull cis lesbians,

and you can pull straight guys.

Like, you're covering most of the fucking smorgasbord,

while, like, right now, you can't even get some fucking dog

to swipe right on you, right?

So, like...fucking consider it.

All you have to do is fucking take your lady-pills and start sucking cock.

I'm not fucking gay, though.

[Traps] Oh, my God! Like, okay, so, like...

You know I have an ex-wife, right?

Like, you know that I had an ex-wife, and then we moved in together.

- [Thomas] Yeah. - Yeah, so, fucking...

back then...

I was...a straight boy, okay?

I start taking the lady-pills,

All of a sudden, I'm fucking insatiable for cock.

Like, only I can think about.

I get divorced, and now I'm fucking taking, like, five dicks a week.

So, like...

..honest to God, fucking transmaxx.

It's, like, the best fucking thing you could do.

And, like, honestly, anal sex is fucking great,

- and, like, I love sucking dick. - [Rocco splutters]

- You'll enjoy that. - I don't fucking want that!

I literally just said I don't fucking want that.

- You want a big bitch with big titties! - Stop being such a fucking bitch.

- How do you know what I want? - Actually, you know what?

I think, other than that stupid fucking beard of yours,

- that you gotta fucking shave... - My beard's fucking fine!

..you could pass pretty well. I think it could work.

Like, maybe, but why?

I mean, you're not trans.

- [Traps] Does it matter? - I mean, I guess it...

[Traps] I mean, like, the whole idea of transmaxxing is that you're not trans,

you're just doing it to suck dick.

But why would you... why would you do this on purpose? Like...

- [Traps laughs] - Well, okay, yeah, yeah.

Well, I mean, like, it's besides the point as to why you would do it, but, like...

I think that you could actually pass pretty well.

And you know what? There used to be this thing. One second.

The fuck are you doing?

[Traps] No, no, no. Wait, wait!

Okay, so, like, back when I was on 4chan, there was like a guide on, like,

whether or not you were, like, hot enough to pass, right?

And it was all about, like, measuring, like,

every fucking detailed part of your body.

- I think if you pass, you just pass. - Well, yeah, but this is more fun.

You can, like, put it in and like, know the statistics

before, like, you start fucking doing it.

So, like, you know...

Here, stand up for me. Stand up. Fucking do it! Just humour me, okay?

- Just fucking humour me. Jesus! - Okay, fine!

- We're having fun, right? - [Adeline] No.

Yes, we are. We're having a lot of fucking fun.

- This isn't fucking fun, though. - Fucking, like, 45.

Fucking, like...

Can you pass that?

- [Traps] Oh, my God, baby. - [Rocco] Oh, you'd make a pretty lady.

[Traps] Uh, no, she's...

She's, like, fucking, like, barrel here...

- [Rocco] Oh, come on! - ..broad-ass fucking shoulders.

- [Adeline] This is fucking phrenology. - [Traps] Well, I fucking...

Well, then, call me a fucking, like, transgirl eugenicist, okay?

And we gotta weed out the fucking clocky bricks

before they even think about it.

- Here, do me, do me. - [Rocco] Fine, fine.

"Clocky brick"?

You'll know those words when you start popping pills, sweetie.

- I don't want to fucking do it! - You're the same as me.

[Traps] Yeah?

I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.

Nor do I.

- Okay... - [Traps] Whatever.

I'm fucking sickening, anyways.

And, like, look at those hips. I started taking those fucking pills,

My hips are, like, fucking broader than my shoulders now,

and that's why I'm fucking, like, gorgeous, and I pass,

- and boys want to fucking sleep with me! - I don't want to fuck boys!

- Oh, my God! - I've said it, like, three times already.

- I don't want to fucking fuck boys! - Okay, fucking shut up!

Sit down and drink. Here, your turn!

Get the fuck away from me. I'm not...

[She laughs]

- Nope. Get that thing away... No! - Come on! It's fun, we're all doing it.

- [Adeline] Fuck off! - Oh, my God!

- [Adeline] Fuck off with that. - Oh, my God, you're no fun!

- We're having fun, right? - No, we're fucking not!

- [Traps] Oh, my God! - This isn't fucking fun!

[Traps] So, now you're just going to whine at me some fucking more...

You know what? You're such a fucking faggy straight guy,

and that's, like, the fucking reason why you're not getting fucking girls.

Well, at last I don't want to fucking give it away like it's nothing there.

Oh, my God! You know what? Fuck you! You could never be a fucking transgirl.

- You could never fucking do what I do. - I don't fucking want it!

- I don't want to do what you do! - No, you can't do what I fucking do!

- I don't want to do what you do! - [Rocco] Please, guys!

- What?! - Jesus Christ, chill the fuck out.

I don't want to chill out!

- I don't want to fucking chill out! - Okay.

Okay, you want to fucking hit me?

Will it make you feel better? Will you stop fucking moping?

- No, I'm not going to fucking hit you. - Yeah, you want...

- I'm not going to fucking hit you! - Fucking hit me.

I'm not going to fucking hit you!

- Do it, bitch. - No, I'm not going to fucking hit you.

- Hit you? Yeah, okay. - Jesus Christ!

- See how a real fucking man does it! - [Thomas] Jesus fucking Christ!

[Rocco] Oh, shit! No...

[Both strain]

[Traps] Ow, fuck! Bitch, you broke my nail!

- [Rocco] Three, two... - [Traps laughs]

[Rocco exhales]

[Rustling, click]

Hey, Michaela. Can I bum one of those of you?

[Traps] Yeah, absolutely.

You're acting weird tonight.

Yeah, I'm just a little stressed, I guess.

- [Traps] Yeah? - Yeah.

Just with Rocco's surgery coming up,

it's kind of a lot on my shoulders, you know?

We've kind of gotta, you know, pay rent for two,

keep the house together, all that.

Like, it's just not shit I'm really prepared for.

And, like, I just came out at work.

My job was already kind of feeling a little tenuous.

Like, you know, I'm pretty checked-out,

and, like, I feel like that's only gotten worse.

Everybody's being, like, condescending,

everybody's sort of getting my name wrong, and fucking...

No, I remember being there, too. It's sort of...

- It sucks. - [Adeline] Yeah.

[Traps] Are you, um, applying to any new jobs? Like...

Yeah, but nothing back. Nothing coming in.

I think there's probably still

too much other shit out there with my old name on it,

they can all tell.

Um...

Yeah, yeah. Applying when trans, that's pretty much it.

I'm kind of jealous of what you do, you know?

Like... Like, would I be able to,

you know, get in on that a little bit?

Like, I need the money.

[She exhales]

You really want to?

- [Adeline] I mean, like... - Like...

[Adeline] Like, roll out kind of what your day looks like.

- I feel like... - Okay. All right, here we go.

So, my typical day is,

I sit around waiting for my phone to ring from one of my ads.

And then, when that happens, I'll screen a client.

If I feel comfortable with them,

I'll pick a time and place.

I go there, I do what I'm going to do,

I make my $200, and I leave.

- It's a... - [Adeline] Okay.

- ..you know, typical job. - [Adeline] Yeah.

Doesn't sound that different from phone sales

outside of, you know, sucking dick. Like...

And, I mean, I've done plenty of that for free, so...

- I mean, I... - Yeah.

..I think if you could get me set up for, like, one night.

I just want to give it a go. Like... And I need the money.

- Like, I'm not... - Well...

I can get you work,

but you'll have to let me know when,

and, um...

- Yeah, I could get you work. - [Adeline] Okay. Okay.

[Traps] If you're serious about this...

- Yeah. - ..I can.

Yeah, I don't know if it's, like, a long-term thing, but, like, I think...

I think I can make it work.

[Traps] Yeah.

[Adeline] You know, I'm sort of fucked otherwise, so...

- Yeah. I mean... - [Adeline] Hm.

- Guess you're fucked either way. - [She chuckles]

[Adeline] Basically, yeah. Pretty much.

I'm getting fucked worse in the office than I would be.

We'll see about that.

[Both laugh]

But, no, you'll be okay, babe. I'll look out for you, okay?

- [Adeline] Okay. - Like...

anything that happens with you and Rocco, you know, I'm always on your side.

I love you guys so much.

[Adeline] Thank you, thank you.

I'm just fucking tense.

- [Traps] I can feel it. - [Adeline] I know.

[Adeline sobs softly]

[Distorted rustle]

[Mobile phone alarm clock chimes]

[Traps inhales, alarm stops]

[Traps groans, inhales]

[Traps groans]

[She inhales]

[She exhales]

[She inhales, exhales]

[Toilet flushes]

[Tap runs]

[She spits]

[She spits; Tap off]

[She exhales]

[She sniffles]

[Object clacks]

[She sniffles]

[She exhales]

[She exhales]

[Tap runs]

[Tap off]

[She exhales]

[Christian breathes heavily]

Oh, fuck!

Oh, yeah!

[Christian moans]

Oh, fuck! Yeah! Yeah! Fuck, yeah!

Just like that. Just like that. Fuck, yeah!

Oh, fuck, yeah, Officer. Fuck, yeah!

Oh! Oh, I want to fucking suck your cock.

Let me suck your cock.

- Let me suck your cock. - Yeah? Yeah? Okay.

[Intense, impassioned breathing]

- That was great. - Yeah, it was?

- It was all right. - What was...

- It was fine. It was fine. - Yeah, it was nice. It was fine?

- It was fine. - Yeah, you like that, don't you?

- Yeah? - No.

- No? - No, I hate it.

You know, I could always spend more time over here?

- Uh-huh. - Give you more of that.

There's a lot more where that came from.

[Christian winces, exhales]

We'll see. We'll see.

[Music - "Shame Music 2" by Alex Walton]

[Music stops]

- [Christian] Michaela? - Yeah, babe?

- Can I make you some coffee? - Yeah, I'd love coffee.

- How do you like it? Milk? - You should know by now.

- I know, but I forget every now and then. - Just black.

- [Christian] Just black. - Yeah.

Right, I'm sorry.

You don't like your coffee, I actually like some flavour in mine.

[Traps] Well, hey, wait. One second.

I actually had a question for you, before you do that.

Um...

I was wondering if you would want to maybe...

[Traps exhales]

Okay, it's my brother's wedding next week...

- [Christian] Right. - ..and I was wondering that...

maybe you'd want to go with me?

It's in... It's, like, Alberta. But I'd pay for a plane ticket.

I mean, like, it's not super-expensive or anything...

- I don't know... - I got a plus one, and, like,

you know, I was thinking maybe,

you'd want to meet some of the people in my life.

[Christian] No, no, for sure, I, uh...

I would. I would like to meet...

Obviously, I want to be at your brother's wedding.

- [Traps] Yeah. - Sure, that'd be great.

And I want to meet your friends.

But, you know...

I feel... We're, like, six weeks out on this project.

There's still so much to do.

And, like, you know, like... I've been having you here on Fridays,

and I've been struggling even to get you in...

[Traps] Yeah, but I never bother you about my call centre job,

saying I'm too busy with that. Like, I'm always...

you know, like, available if you text me.

[Christian] Is it the same?

- Is it the same as a call centre? - [Traps] I mean, it's a job.

I have deadlines, and I'm working with a team.

[Traps] No, I...

Okay, like, I am busy. I love spending time with you.

You know I love spending time with you, but I...

I'm... I'm fucking busy, okay?

- And... - Well, I know.

Okay, no, no, that sounds...

- I sound like a fucking asshole. - No, no. You're not an asshole.

- It's okay, I get it, okay? Okay. - Mm-hm.

You're not an asshole.

- No. - No.

Why don't you just go make me some coffee and, like,

we'll revisit this once I'm back, okay?

- Okay? - Okay.

- I got lipstick on you. - [Christian] You always do.

It's my favourite book,

and it's just been so long, and you haven't read it,

so...I'm spoiling it for you.

But it's because, like, I need you to know these things

- if you're going to understand. - Do you hear how...

emotionally cruel that is to do to somebody?

Like, if this is something you care about deeply...

I want to read Dune on my own time.

I want to support you and love you in this way,

so be patient with me and don't spoil it.

Like, let me experience Dune...

through my own eyes, so I can understand your soul better.

[Michaela] No, but what I'm telling you is I've reached my limit...

- [Knock at door] - ..of how long I can wait.

- Well... - Like, I've reached my limit

because, like, you don't understand how much I need you to understand this.

- Who is it?! - [Traps] It's Traps!

And I'm telling you that you're being ableist,

because I have a learning disability

and it takes me a very long time to read...

Hey, Per, how are you doing? Oh, my God, so good to see you.

- Um... - Come on in.

- Yeah, okay... - [Persephone] Come on in.

I told you you could listen to the audiobook and it would be fine,

- so I don't think that's an excuse. - I can't listen to the audiobook.

- I can't listen to... - [Michaela] Why?!

Did you get my e-transfer?

- Because my...my tinnitus. - Did you get my transfer on the phone?

I don't... Do you have my phone?

- No. - [Persephone] I gotta find my phone.

Here, come, come sit down.

- [Traps] Sure. Yeah, yeah. - I think I saw it in, like, a cabinet...

[Traps] I'm in a little bit of a rush.

- Just so you know... - [Persephone] Just have a seat.

- I am in a little bit of a rush, though. - [Persephone] Do you want, um...

- Um... - Do you want anything? Do you...?

No, I'm okay. Um...

[Drawers rattle]

- Do you, um...? - Do you want...? Are you hungry?

- Did you eat today? - Yeah, no, I'm okay.

[Persephone] Did you eat, um...?

- What time is it, even? - It's like one, pm.

[Persephone] Um... Here, let me get you...

Yeah, no, I've got work tonight, so I can't really stick around too long.

- I gotta get ready. - Oh, yeah, I know, working is...

- [Michaela] Yeah. - Sucks.

[Michaela] Have you... Have you read Dune?

- No, I... - [Persephone] Oh, my God.

- Is that like a sci-fi book? - [Michaela] Yeah.

It's, like, one of the most important sci-fi books in the history.

- Was there like a movie a few years ago? - Yeah, there's a couple movies.

Okay. I think a boy took me, but I don't remember...much about that.

[Michaela] I'll read it to you.

I'll tell you about it.

You can read it, or you can listen to the audiobook.

It's just like... It's been years. It's been years.

[Persephone] I know! And, like, I'm in this for the long haul.

- Okay, Michaela? - But you're not showing me that!

[Persephone] That Michaela, not Traps-Michaela. It always, like...

- I know, it's really confusing. - It's so weird, especially...

I'm sorry. Here, just don't listen to this.

[Persephone] I don't want you to think I'm yelling at you.

No, you would probably read Dune,

if somebody who you loved said it was her favourite book.

Okay, don't, like, pit our friend against...

[Traps] No, I don't really read a lot.

Like, what an unfair position to put her...

[Michaela] Okay, but if... Even if you didn't read a lot,

like, if you were dating somebody for five years

and you knew it was her favourite book and you'd promised her,

like, what's a reasonable amount of time to read that book in?

Even if it's long. Like, it is long. I know it's...

It's not the length! It's me! I'm... I...

I've opened that book, and it's beautifully written,

but it's going to take me a long time to read.

[Michaela] But, like, don't you understand...

[Persephone] I also would, like, be willing to watch the movie first!

I'll watch the movie first!

[Michaela] No, I don't want you to watch the movie first.

I saw Eraserhead last month.

Like, I think... I'm sure David Lynch did a good job.

What did you say? I'm sorry. I was talking over you, and I wasn't listening.

- [Michaela exhales] - [Traps] Do you guys...

Like, is the stuff just in your room?

- Is it, like... - I don't... I mean, I don't...

Just 'cause I have to go pretty quick.

- ..think my phone's in my room. - Like, I maybe have, like, a minute.

[Michaela] Is it under you? Alyssa.

[Persephone] Alyssa, say hi to Traps.

- Hey, Alyssa. - [Michaela] She's so sleepy.

- [Persephone] She's so sleepy. - [Michaela] She's so sleepy.

[Persephone] She danced so much last night.

- It was incredible. - Yeah.

[Michaela] It was... You really missed it.

You really missed it. How come you haven't come to, like,

any of the happy hardcore parties with us yet?

No, it's okay. I mean, like, thanks for the invite.

- I just... Me and my friends were out. - No, it's not okay.

[Persephone] It's not okay. That's what we're trying to say.

No, it's just not my friends' vibe, you know, like,

I don't really do the hardcore thing.

- I just... - What about you? You would love it.

- Yeah? - [Michaela] She would love it.

- [Persephone] She would love it. - [Michaela] She would love it.

[Persephone] God, it's just so good

for all of us to just be in the same room again.

Like, I love... I just, like, every time...

Well, you see me every couple of months or whatever.

[Persephone] I know, and that's what I'm saying,

is, like, I treasure these times where you're in my life

and in my living room, and...

you know, with... with me and my women, you know?

- [Traps] Yeah. - It just feels good.

[Michaela] It's nice. It always feels like you're part of the family or something.

- [Persephone] My girls. - Yeah.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Yeah.

[Persephone] You sure you don't want anything?

- No, I'm okay. - You look so dehydrated.

- No, no, no, I'm okay. - Wait, there's a test.

You can take someone's knuckle and you kind of pinch...

- [Persephone] Don't pinch her knuckle! - No, you actually are hydrated.

- Okay. - I went to bodywork school.

No, this is crazy, 'cause, like, it just springs right back.

So, you are hydrated.

- I know, but did you ask her... - No, I don't need a drink.

..if she wanted you to pinch her knuckle?

- Like, that's not... - [Michaela] I don't...think...

Like, we've known each other for a long...

Do you want me to... I'm sorry.

No, it was okay. It wasn't a problem.

- See? It was okay. - No, it was okay.

Like, I haven't...

I have a longstanding relationship with her, and, like,

I went to bodywork school, like, I know how this stuff works.

[Persephone] Oh, you went to bodywork school?

You went to bodywork school?

Oh, re... Yeah, I went to bodywork school.

[Persephone] I didn't hear that. I didn't know.

You were there. It was, like, for two months.

I know, I was being sarcastic, Michaela.

- Well, I don't understand sarcasm. - That Michaela, not Traps-Michaela!

- I'm sorry! - Yeah, no.

- It's so confusing. - [Persephone] So confusing, every time.

Like, even when it comes out of my mouth.

But I would never get as, like, frustrated and mad...

and...

as deeply...

- sapphically inclined... - [Knock at door]

- Who is it? - Was that too much?

No, no, that's okay,

- 'Cause a lot of times people... - [Persephone] Who is it?!

- ..are intense, can't handle it. - [Bronwyn] Bronwyn!

[Persephone] ♪ Bronwyn! ♪

- Hello, girl! - [Traps] Hey, Bronwyn.

Oh, my God, I love your fucking shirt. You look so fucking good.

Let me get your stuff.

- [Traps] Hey, how are you doing? - How are you?

I'm good. Working tonight, you know, so...

- [Bronwyn] Oh. - How are you? What are you up to?

[Bronwyn] I'm all right. I'm just with my friends right now. I kind of gotta go.

[Persephone] There you go. You got time for a beer?

[Bronwyn] I got one right now. I'm with my friends right now.

Thank you so much. I'll call you later, okay, Michaela?

- [Traps] Okay, I'll talk to you later. - Drive carefully.

[Michaela] Bye!

Have a seat, have a seat. Get comfy, get comfy, get comfy.

- I, uh... - Do you want, um...

- No, I... - Did you eat all the...

Oh, wait, there is one left. Do you want the last Hi-Chew?

- It's great. - [Traps] No, I'm okay.

- [Michaela] That's the best flavour. - [Persephone] It's the best flavour.

No, I'm okay.

You have a really intense spot right here.

- Oh, yeah? - Yeah, this is, like...

This is a spot where when people get stressed-out, it gets really hard.

And yours is, like, the hardest I've ever felt.

That's a... That's a lot of pressure. I'm okay.

- You can't take it? - [Persephone] She's not...

I don't need a massage. Thank you, though.

She doesn't want you to pinch her knuckles,

she doesn't want you to...

to poke her back.

I'm not poking her back. I'm rubbing a hot spot.

[Persephone] The ex...

I think you're demanding a lot of our guest and our friend

and somebody that we consider family, right now.

I think that anyone who is, like, this stressed-out

should be lucky to be getting a nice massage.

- Do you want...onion rings? - Like, she said she didn't mind.

- No, I'm okay. - We've got, like... We just got a Costco.

Did you go to Costco this week?

I went to Costco, like, three weeks ago, but I think we still have onion rings.

[Persephone] Okay.

- I think I have onion rings. - No, I'm okay. I'm not hungry.

- She just got an air fryer. - I really have to go start getting ready.

- I just got an air fryer. - She just got an air fryer.

Have you ever had onion rings that are heated-up in an air fryer?

- No, I haven't. - Because they're so crispy,

[Persephone] Like, it is the absolute game-changer.

- Yeah. - Okay.

- It's unreal. - I feel like a professional chef...

- Yeah. - ..or something.

[Michaela] What was the thing you did with broccoli?

Um, do you guys have a cat or something? I've got, like, allergies.

[Alyssa shrieks]

[Persephone] This is what happens.

This is what happens when we talk about Dune.

Alyssa. Alyssa.

Alyssa.

[Shrieking continues]

You're going to pass out. Just breathe. Breathe.

Bye, Traps, I love you.

- [Traps] Bye! Bye! - [Door closes]

- Sssshh. - [Shrieking continues]

[Shrieking stops]

[Guitar fret scrapes]

[Downbeat indie-rock music]

♪ I'm still limping from last week's 20 gauge

♪ Eleanor gave me from a box on the floor

♪ It was dull, and it was long Here's where I make a remark

♪ Comparing it to the favourite film of someone I don't talk to any more

♪ I'm never quite sure I'm doing it right

♪ If I don't, then I'll probably die

♪ Nice big air bubble in my artery, oh

♪ Doesn't matter if it's real I'll give myself an embolism with my mind

♪ I'll just walk it off

♪ Can't fuck it up too bad

♪ Or else they wouldn't let you do it on your own, right?

♪ Yeah, they wouldn't let you do it on your own

♪ You're just a hypochondriac, remember?

♪ This is the price of being beautiful

♪ Or at least having a body

♪ That makes you slightly less sad

♪ Just fucking do it already

♪ You've been hovering above your thigh

♪ For over half of this Adam Green record

♪ We're already at "I Wanna Die"

♪ And you're just being a fucking pussy at this point

♪ You've just done this enough times

♪ But I guess you just haven't done it enough

♪ Not to cry

♪ Enough

♪ Not to cry

♪ I wish she was here now

♪ So she could hold my hair

♪ I wish she could be here

♪ I wouldn't be so scared

♪ I wish she was here now

♪ So she could hold my hair

♪ I wish she could be here

♪ And I wouldn't be so scared

♪ I'm still so scared. ♪

[Music continues]

[Singer vocalises]

[Music continues; No audible dialogue]

[Music concludes, bright synth chord resonates]

[Laughter]

"Now, as I'm sure Mom's told you,

"a long time ago, my parents separated.

"It was a touch traumatic,

"especially with it coinciding with all of our teenage years,

"a traditionally difficult time for anyone,

"but then add on your parents suddenly become insane."

[Laughter]

"Sometimes, our household felt like...

- "Insert topical global conflict here." - [Laughter]

"Well, with us living with our mom, and our dad away in a bachelor pad

"with a mountain of... well, you know."

[Laughter]

"Well, with me being the oldest, it was time for me to step up

"and become the man of the house.

"I think, from looking at me, you can see how well that went."

[Laughter]

It's pretty bad. But, honestly,

we really just have to wash it down.

Whatever, it was close to the airport.

- That's reasonable. - [She groans]

So, what have you been up to? Besides that?

The wedding was nice, like... I don't know, my parents were okay.

- Yeah? - Yeah, my...

my dad was able to stand up straight, which was good.

But I got a call this morning, on the flight,

that he's in the hospital with, uh...

fucking, he's got, like, flesh-eating bacteria on his leg.

Yeah! No, no fucking way!

I... No! Seriously.

Like, here, no, I'm going to show you a photo.

It's, like, the fucking sickest shit you'll ever see in your life.

Yeah, my mom, one time, she got bit by a fucking brown recluse.

It was in the laundry. She got necrosis from it.

When you go to a hospital, you're supposed to bring a spider.

- The spider that bit you, rather... - Okay!

- ..not just any spider. - No.

But the dog ate the spider,

so she couldn't... bring the spider that bit her.

Did she bring the dog?

She couldn't bring the dog, so they just had to inject her

- with a bunch of random... - No.

- Oh, that's pretty grim! - I know, it's fucked-up!

[Traps laughs]

- What the fuck? - Yeah, I know, I'm not kidding!

- Yeah! Yeah, I don't know. - Well, I'm really happy for him.

Yeah, no, I mean, that's what happens when you...you know.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

But...

- He got through the... - [She chuckles]

He got through the wedding on two feet, so that's good, I guess!

- I... Yeah. I mean... - Well, I don't know.

Personally, if I got bit by a spider...

or had any flesh-eating... What was it, even?

[Traps] Like, the doctors are still running tests on it.

Oh. How does that happen?

- You just randomly get... - [Traps] I don't know!

- ..necrosis? - I don't know!

I don't know, it's kind of fucked-up, but, I mean, that's just my dad for you.

No, that's reasonable. That's fair.

Yeah. But, fuck, I mean, um...

Yeah.

But, I mean, honestly, like, I...

Ah, fuck. He'll be fine.

- It is stressful, but, like... - Can I have one of those?

..I've had like, enough fucking...

issues with my dad at this point that it's just kind of commonplace.

I got a lighter.

- But yeah. - Mm.

- [She exhales] - Fuck.

He's all excited.

No, it's nice, 'cause, like, if I'm home...

..at least for, like, a weekend or whatever,

like, my mom will kinda treat me to some shit and whatever, like...

That's the only real time I get to actually kind of feel, like,

daughter-time or some bullshit.

But, like, being back here, it's already, like,

you know, having a weekend off. I'm already, like, kind of hurting.

Not sure what rent's going to look like this month, so...

Well, I mean, like, I know you've been...

you know, checking out, like, the...

- LeoList, or whatever... - Yeah.

..it is and, then, how's that been going?

It's okay. I mean...

there's one guy who was texting me.

Do you, um...

Do you recognise this guy?

- [Bronwyn] Oh! No. Okay, so... - [Traps chuckles]

- No. - Okay!

[Both laugh]

[Bronwyn] So, I mean, like...

he's easy and he'll pay you good.

The problem is, is that...

So, I've been with that guy.

First of all, he'll pick you up in, like, his work van,

and it's, like, uh...like a fucking... He's, like, an electrician or something?

I don't know, he's, like, this 60-year-old... I mean, you know.

He's a fucking 60-year-old, like, Asian guy.

And, so, you're not expecting much.

But the problem is - and this was the most disgusting thing -

is he had fucking...

His, like, foreskin, like...

was fused at the tip...

and when you pull it back, it's not, like...

- You know, like... - No, how does that happen?!

I don't know, he said it's always been like that.

Apparent... Like, I don't know if he has kids.

I can't remember if I asked him, but apparently...

It wasn't "apparently" - when you pull it back,

the fucking foreskin at the tip...

it, like, stayed, but the rest of the skin would pull over the head,

so you, like, stretch it,

like you're stretching a balloon over, like, your fist.

How does he, like, piss?

It... Like, there's a... I guess there's a pinhole,

'cause, like, when I make him cum,

it would, like, leak out, like a leaky, drippy faucet.

[Traps retches]

Listen! It's...

- It's pretty bad. - [Both laugh]

So, it was, like...

It was like a... Yeah, like an elephant tr...

[Both laugh]

- [Bronwyn] I'm sorry. - Oh, fuck.

So, I mean, I don't recommend it, 'cause, like,

yeah, that one, that guy definitely fucking traumatised me.

Oh, fuck.

If you're going to fucking leave a cigarette,

don't put it on the cardboard,

- Okay. - You stupid bitch, okay?

[Both laugh]

It's all right, I'm not going to burn your RV down.

Yeah, no, like, it would be nice, it's all I have!

[Both laugh]

But, no, like, as I said, he, like, pays well.

The problem is, it's, like, is it worth it?

I mean, I'm sure you've been with your fair share

of questionable, most disgusting guys.

[Traps] I've realised something...

which is that I am the fattest transsexual hooker on Leo's List.

Actually, I'm probably the fattest hooker on Leo's List.

- Like, I take what I can get. - Well, LeoList is just Canada,

so you don't have to worry too much.

Okay, there's probably fatter hookers in the world than me!

- Yeah, so, you're not... - Actually, here's the real question, is,

do you think I can monetise just eating fucking shitty pizza on the internet?

- 'Cause I can do that really good. - I think you could.

Like, people like to pay for, like, that feedee-feeder...relationship.

Well, I'm sure they aren't looking for a fat transsexual, though.

I feel like that's not going to work.

- Yeah, that's the line they draw. - Yeah.

- [Traps snorts] - I'm sure they do!

'Cause I can't have nice things. I can't just be lazy.

I have to, like... I'm going to have to lose some weight here.

- You'll survive. I mean... - Yeah.

..I have to live here. You're fine.

- [Traps] Yeah. - It's not ideal.

It's not my favourite thing in the world, but there is options.

I mean...

I mean, you could suck that... that guy's weird elephant...

Snuffleupagus.

Like, I'm not sure if that's what you're into.

I don't think anybody is, that's probably why he's paying for hookers.

- [Bronwyn laughs] - Oh, dear God.

I'll suck it up.

Or, like, in that case, slurp it up, I guess!

- Oh, God. - Oh, fuck. I'll just...

I was going to say, like, I'll have to pinch my nose off or something

but I guess he's already pinching it off of himself.

[Bronwyn] It was pretty bad.

Like, he only did oral, too. That was the problem.

Like, if it was, like, anal or something,

it probably wouldn't be as miserable.

But the problem is, is that you have it in your mouth,

and you can, like, feel it dangling

in, like, the back of your throat,

when you're sucking on it, but you can't really suck on it good?

That's fucking horrible.

It's not great. I mean, it's still better than, like...

There was this one time I was with a couple,

and the guy...

I'm, like, I'm blindfolded, and he's making me eat out his wife,

and his wife's coochie smells like she's been smoking cigarettes with it.

Like, but they're stale, like, she was wet,

and, like, her actual taste was like stale cigarettes.

I don't know how to describe it.

Meanwhile, he's fucking me with a dog dick.

I didn't even realise this entire time I'm getting fucked with a dog dick.

Like, it's not a real dog's dick, but, you know, like, those strap-ons?

- Yeah, a Bad Dragon toy or whatever? - Yeah!

- [Mobile phone rings] - Yeah, yeah. Oh.

Who's that?

- It's Adeline. - Do you need to go?

Hey, babe, how's it going?

[Adeline, on phone] Hey. Hey, Michaela?

- Yeah. - [Adeline] Hey.

- How are you? - I'm good.

I'm just hanging out with Bronwyn.

[Adeline] Oh, that's...that's awesome.

Michaela, I'm really freaking out.

Really freaking out.

What's going on, baby?

A manager keeps fucking calling me "man,"

and I can just tell...

I can just tell he means it in a way that's very specific,

that's very specifically trying to sort of make me feel uncomfortable

and, you know, crazy.

Just to sort of put me outside, kind of on the edge.

You know, he would take a group of us aside, like, "Hey, you guys."

Like, he would almost try to purposefully, you know,

like, put me into that, like, group of guys

and it's just, like, that's bullshit, that's not normal.

Like, that's not what you're supposed to...

That's not how you...

And I just... I can...

I can just tell I'm not going to be able to make it there for very long.

Um...

And I feel like...

Rocco is really depending on me,

and I just don't know what to do.

I don't know what to do, Michaela. I just... I just want to be alone...

Babe, babe, babe. It's okay, it's okay.

Are you in a safe place right now?

[Adeline] I mean, I don't know. I'm at home.

Rocco's home.

I'm not back at work yet.

Okay, baby.

I'm on the phone with you, I love you lots.

Um, I'm sure that none of the stuff at work is pointed, like...

I know that job is really draining you and that you hate it a lot, but, like...

you're going to be fine.

[Adeline] But, like, if I don't... I don't have anything.

Like I said, there's so many people depending on me.

There's no-one else who's going to be able to fucking make money for any of us.

I'm going to fucking die in the street.

Like, I'm just going to fucking

whore myself through this thing, I'm going to fucking scream at somebody,

get myself fired and, you know, fucking wind up losing my place

when Rocco gets his fucking surgery.

Babe, babe, it's all going to be okay.

Even in your worst-case scenario,

I know you're going to persevere and be fine, 'cause you're a really smart girl

and you're, like, really wonderful

and clever, and I love you,

and I promise that, if anything happens,

you can fall back, and I'll make sure you're okay.

[Adeline stammers]

[Adeline] It's not that easy.

I fucking break so, so easily.

I'm not...

I'm not built like that. I don't survive.

Yeah, you do.

[Adeline] You know, I've fucking been through,

like, two or three attempts. Fucking...

Hey. Hey, babe.

I... I know, and you're not going to do that again.

Like...you...

[Adeline] It doesn't even feel like it's in my hands.

Like, it doesn't feel like something that I have any control over,

or any agency to...

Like, its...

- It... - [Adeline exhales]

I'm just... I'm not going to be able to make it, with what happened.

- I know. - Hey. Babe.

- [Adeline] I know, though. - Babe, I've known you since...

Like, okay. You know... You remember when we were in high school, and...

we were both, like, little fucking tenderqueers,

starting the Gay-straight Alliance,

and you came into school, and I saw you,

and, you know, like, immediately recognised

how much of a little, queer faggot you were,

and we started spending all that time together, and...

do you remember that time

when we both decided... we were, like, drinking that one night,

and we just decided that we were going to, like, lose our virginities to each other?

And we wanted to train ourselves, so we knew how to take cock,

and we walked over to the Shoppers,

and we were like, trying to figure out how to douche,

and we, like, looked up that guide online and we accidentally...

and we couldn't find, like, the proper materials,

so we ended up buying enema kits?

And then do you remember we were both in my mom's shower downstairs,

fucking giving each other enemas and just, like,

shitting our brains out, not knowing that's not how you're supposed to do it,

and we both got ourselves so sick that we didn't end up having sex,

we were just, like, taking turns shitting the night away,

and then we laid in bed with, like, tummy aches,

with, like, our fucking prostates killing us, just cuddling,

and we were, like, "Oh, we're...

"Next time. Next time, we'll figure it out."

And, like, we did! And we did.

And that's the sort of, like, fucking perseverance shit

that's, like, life can be fucking stupid, and people can be fucking dumb,

and we can be dumb, and we can, like, face this queer shit

with, like, a sense of humour and a sense of resilience, and, like,

I know it's, like, a fucking stupid story, but, like, I still think back to that.

I think back to, like, back when, you know, we were...

..in that place, supporting each other and, like, figuring shit out,

even though things weren't always the best with our parents

and it was really, like, nerve-racking,

but, like...like then and like now,

I'm going to have your back,

and I'm going to make sure that you're okay.

And if you need to do, like, the shit we talked about the other night

or anything like that, I'm going to be in your corner

and make sure you're okay, because I love you.

Okay?

- [Adeline] Thanks. - Are you going to be okay?

Here, why don't I come over tonight

and just, like, hang out with you until Rocco...Rocco gets home?

- [Adeline] Can you? - Yeah.

Okay. I'm just going to...

I'm just going to let Bronwyn know that I'm leaving,

and I'm going to have to bus back in from the airport here,

but I'll be I'll be back soon, okay?

- [Adeline] Okay. Thank you. - Okay.

- [Adeline] Thank you. - Okay. Love you lots.

You going to be okay till I get there?

- [Adeline] Yeah. Yeah. - Okay.

Okay, love you.

- [Adeline] Love you. - Bye.

[Disconnected tone]

- This is the new jacket. - I love it.

This shit is insane.

Okay, which one first? This, or this?

Um... That one.

Oh, wow!

Yeah?

Oh, my God, this actually looks very nice.

- Such a spring... Yeah, yeah. - Yeah.

Oh, my God, and your tits look perfect in it.

[Traps] Perfect. Yeah, you think so?

- Yeah, yeah. - [Traps] I wish they were bigger.

You know?

You're doing fine. There's plenty to work with.

- I want to get implants. - Yeah?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

My doctor said that they'd pay for them.

- [Adeline] They'd pay for them?! - Yeah, they're covered here.

- If it's... - [Traps] If your tits are too small,

- they'll pay for your tits. - [Adeline] Oh, my God.

[Adeline hums]

- [Adeline exhales] - Okay.

Let's get this...fucker on you already.

Okay...

- Wait, it's right here. - [Adeline] Mm-mm.

[Traps] And... Wait. Wait, wait, wait. Is it backwards?

- [Adeline] Pfft! - [Traps] There we go.

- [Adeline] Okay. - [Traps] That's where your tits go.

So, this goes...

- Here's...one arm. - [Adeline] Okay.

- [Traps] Like, in it. - [Adeline] Okay.

[Traps] Then this arm should go through here.

[Adeline] Okay.

- [Traps] Through here. - [Adeline] Okay.

- [Traps] I think we've got it. - [Adeline] Okay.

[Traps] Wait, wait. Down, down, down.

- [Adeline] Okay. - [Traps] All right.

- Under. This arm. - [Adeline] Yeah, yeah.

Oh, fuck me!

And I blew the seam off.

Holy shit!

Okay, I guess it's too small.

- [Traps] Yeah, it's a little too small. - It's too small!

- Let's see, though. - [Adeline groans]

[Traps] This is a little bit too AGP, anyways.

Okay, but, like, what's not AGP? On me?

- [Traps] Well, no... - What's not going to be...

Like, if I wear something cute, it's AGP,

because it's, like, anime schoolgirl fantasy.

If... If I wear something that's, like...

you know, not cute at all and, like, is just trying to blend in,

it's AGP, 'cause I'm, like, not going feminine.

Like, what's not going to be AGP at this point?

- Like... - Anything other than this.

[Adeline splutters]

- And if I could get it on, I guess. - Let's get it the fuck off you.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. No, this was a... This was a...

- This was a mistake... - $15 mistake.

- ..from the start. - Yeah.

Ugh!

Jesus Christ.

[Rocco] Okay, so, like, these are the complication risks.

Like, these are...this is this, how do you want your tits to look?

Blah, blah-blah-blaaah. Um, do you smoke?

And I'm like, "Well, I quit really recently,

"but, like, I guess so."

And he's, like, "That's awesome," Like, "you're really brave for quitting,"

like, "that's great."

And then everything goes according to plan,

and he's like, "Okay, awesome. I'll have like, the receptionist,

"like, talk to you and then, like,

"you'll come up with a date for the surgery later.

"Go ahead and get back dressed," 'cause I was shirtless, right,

'cause he had to, like, feel me up or whatever,

to see how the surgery was going to go.

And, so I was, like, "Okay, awesome."

And, so, I get dressed again, and then he's like...

and then there's a knock on the door,

and I'm like, "Oh, that must be, like, the receptionist, being like,

"Oh, like, here's the thing."

But then, it was him again, it was the surgeon,

and he was, like, "Oh, shit.

"Like, someone, like, right now, just, like, dropped out of their surgery."

- [Lighter clatters] - Oh, fuck, my lighter.

"Someone, like, right now, just dropped out of their surgery

"and was like, 'Oh, I'm, like, not doing it,'

"so we have a spot open for two days from now."

I was supposed to wait, like, a fucking month...

but he was, like, "Oh, I have a slot, like, two days from now,

- "on Thursday..." - [Traps] Yes!

"..will you come in?"

And I'm like... "Will you, like... Are you good with that?

"Like, you said, you want the surgery as soon as possible,"

like, "Is this okay?"

And I was, like, "I will figure it out with my work.

"I will figure it out with my friends. Fuck, yes. Do it.

"I will come in as soon as I possibly can."

So, I'm fucking getting my surgery, like, the day after tomorrow.

- Woo! - Even though I had my surgery today.

It's supposed to be a month wait, but I'm getting it in two days.

Yeah, but, I mean, you've waited long enough.

Yeah, it's, like...

I mean, like, I've waited like a fucking decade, right?

Yeah, the second you actually get to talk to somebody with a face,

like, who can't just shut you out, after, like, how many years?

Like, 'cause I thought I was going to have to, like, wait, like, a month from now,

but now, I'm, like, at the point where I'm, like, calling my bosses

and being, like, "I'm so sorry.

"You know I mentioned I might have a surgery this year?

- "It's happening right now." - [Thomas] As we speak.

"And I need, like, three weeks off of work. Give it."

Well, fucking 48 hours away.

- [Rocco] Yeah! - I mean, like, a toast!

- [Rocco] Thank you! - Like, farewell to your fucking tits!

Farewell to the tits!

- Or, like, good riddance? - [Rocco] Good riddance!

No, no, no, because it's more like a funeral.

- [Thomas] Okay. - Let's be real,

because it's less like a... like a good riddance,

like, "Goodbye, die,"

it's like, "I appreciate what you've done for me."

I used to walk around downtown, and I used to be, like...

"I'm sorry, can I have a cigarette? I'm, like, all out.

"Can you give me a cigarette? Is that okay?"

to, like, random men, and it worked every time,

because I would just push my tits up.

I appreciate them for everything they've given me.

You've given me... not having to wait in the line at the bar,

free drinks, free cigs, whatever I want.

But it is time for you to leave,

so I feel comfy in my body.

But I'm, like, pretty skinny.

Like, if you don't account for the boobs, if you pretend they're not there.

160 is, like, average weight for my height,

- so we'll see how skinny I look. - Well, now I'm just fucking jealous.

You get to lose weight and your tits? Come on!

Like, I weigh more than you, and I've got tiny little titties.

- Yeah. - All right, no, but,

your tiny tits are beautiful.

And I know because I've looked at them, and also, they're not that tiny.

- Okay. - [Rocco] They're not that tiny.

- They're really not. - Thank you.

[Rocco] They're not, like, fucking behemoths.

- Like, what are you... - Yeah, you're one to judge!

No! No, no, no, because here's the thing, when you deal with, like, fucking behem...

And I've... I have, I promise you, I've eaten so much pussy in my life.

- [Rocco laughs] - [Thomas] I love that.

And I have... I have put many a tit in my mouth,

and most of them are much smaller... than these.

I actually... No, I have never, ever dated a chick with boobs as big as I have.

I've never seen bigs...

- No! Because... - Boobs that big!

[All laugh]

- No, but... - "You like my tits?

- "You like my sandbags?" - No, actually, like, feel it.

Like, put your hand right here and then jiggle it.

- No, like, under... - Under?

Like, under, like... Put the weight... Yeah.

- [Adeline] No, you gotta kind of... - That's fucking crazy.

Like, you're telling me, right? No, you too, you too, you too.

- Okay. - [Rocco] Where?

Oh, oh, damn. Okay. All right.

Like, I'm telling you, that shit - fucking nuts.

And I've never, ever touched another bitch's tits

that have been that big.

And, so, I'm, like, I hope when they cut it off, it's, like,

this is like a national treasure saying goodbye.

[Thomas] Well, those are porn-star titties, if I've ever seen them.

No, literally. I can eat them. Sorry.

- I can suck literally my own tits. - [Traps] You're doing this for free?

[Rocco] No, I am, I actually am.

I can actually suck my own tits.

Like, without even thinking.

- I'm so sorry, baby. - [Adeline laughs]

- You've got a little... - [Traps cackles]

- No, do I actually? - [Adeline] You've got a little, yeah.

- Where's my drool? - [Adeline] Oh, you got it.

- Oh, I got it? I got it. - [Traps] You got some tit on you.

- [Adeline] Yeah, you got... - Um...

I hope it's okay that I'm showing all of our friends my tits.

Oh, yeah, I don't care. Not... Not threatened.

- I love you. - [Adeline] I love you.

[Traps] They're, like... They're, like, non-sexualised tits.

[Adeline] Yeah, no, they're so cartoonish.

- [Thomas] They're comedy props! - My...

My thing about them is that it's, like, this is literally a comedy prop.

- Yeah. - This is literally...

I don't see them as, like, tits. You know?

- [Rocco] This is like... - They're fun bags!

When I used to do theatre, this is literally just like props.

Like, literally.

- Are you seeing this? - [Traps] Yeah.

Like, they're actually...

I'm not even shy about it, because it's, like,

"Oh, no, these are literally props."

And they're going to be gone in, like, 36 hours.

Fuck.

There's so much, like, padding and, like...

It's so gross, but I'm flat.

[Thomas] Yay!

- It feels good. - [Thomas] Yay.

[Rocco exhales]

- [Thomas] Here, let me get this door. - I got this...

[Indistinct]

[Indistinct]

Know what?

That sleep was so good. Oh, my God.

Um, so, like...

- Oh, fuck. - What makes you feel sexy?

[Traps exhales]

Honestly, like, I just realised I need new photos.

I don't...

I don't even know what makes me look sexy, to be honest.

Um...

I guess shit works for me.

Thanks for doing this. I mean, honestly...

- [She groans] - ..this client I was with last night...

um...said I was hotter...

in real life, and that just... it should be the opposite.

And I know you do photography, so thank you.

[Thomas] Yeah. Do you want to sit down, actually?

- Sit down on the ledge here? - Yeah, okay.

[Thomas] Now, just...

[Objects clatter]

[Thomas] Talk to me, tell me about your day.

I, uh... Jesus Christ, my day was great.

I had a fucking 5am client, isn't that so sweet?

- [Thomas] Mm-hm. - Hope I didn't wake you up.

[Thomas] No, not at all.

- How are the shoes reading? - [Thomas] Oh, they're, they're amazing.

- [Traps] Yeah? Okay, 'cause... - [Thomas] I think they work really well.

..I don't know, like, should we get the feet out?

Like, I don't know.

- No. Fuck. Okay... - [Thomas] It's fine, baby.

- You know what? Okay. I got this. - [Thomas] Yeah, you do.

Okay...

- [Thomas] Gorgeous. Okay. - Okay.

I'm going to take this off.

Do you think I should just be sitting in the robe, all coy?

[Thomas] Maybe... Maybe, like, drape it...

- Yeah. - ..on the shoulders,

like a little that moment, and then kind of give, like...

"I didn't realise you were here!"

- Yes. Hold. - [Shutter clicks]

Beauty. Take a look at that.

- Beautiful. Okay. - You look stunning.

Let's get a couple others. Let's get you... Let's get you...

Yes.

[Shutter clicks]

- Beautiful. - It's a nice camera.

[Thomas] Thank you! Um, it was...

A bit of a graduation gift from college I got for myself,

'cause I was like, "Well...

"..I'm just going to go full send with this."

Okay.

Move your... Move your right leg a bit further out.

Like, spread it a bit more.

[Shutter clicks]

- [Thomas] Okay, beautiful. - Think I'll lose this now.

- [Thomas] Yeah? - Yeah.

[Thomas] Now...

we're going to want to play with the photos a little bit.

You're blonde, let's...let's act it...

let's act and see... Let's act stupid.

[Shutter clicks]

- [Shutter clicks] - [Thomas] Beauty.

[Shutter clicks]

- [Thomas] Gorge! - Let's get a feet pic.

[Thomas] Yeah.

Let's get this out of the way.

[Traps] Do you think the shoe should be in the shot?

Like sitting next to me or just take 'em out?

What if I did...

like that, almost. And you did that?

And then, I want you to kind of sit and, like...

cross-leg yourself like that...

and then...

Get a shot. Let me just...

[Traps] Maybe hold them up a little?

[Thomas] Lower them a bit. Tiny bit. Hold.

[Shutter clicks]

- Beautiful. Okay. - Maybe, like, one...

I've got cute little feet, so let's...

Here, I'm just going to do this.

[Shutter clicks]

[Thomas] Okay, now, point your toes. Like a... Like a...

Yeah. No, just the one. Just the one.

[Shutter clicks]

- [Thomas] Oh, beautiful. - Beautiful.

[Thomas] And then...let's get...

I don't know, I...

Um, Tommy, like, are...

are you okay to see my dick?

- [Thomas] Yeah, sure. - Okay. Sweet.

Um...

[Traps exhales]

I don't know. I'll have to see if I can get hard first.

Just...

[Thomas] Um...

- Do you want to give me a second? - [Thomas] Yeah.

Do you want me to...turn away?

Yeah. Actually, yeah, just turn away. You don't have to leave.

- [Thomas] Yeah, I'll turn away. - Okay.

[Thomas] Just let me know when you're ready.

Is this, um...

Is this a common thing? Like, do, um...

..do your clients usually ask to see you get hard?

I have to top some clients.

But I find it really hard to get hard nowadays.

[Thomas] Does the, um...

Does the oestrogen, uh...

make that hard?

- Oh, yeah! - [Thomas chuckles]

Oh, yeah.

[Thomas] Yeah, that's a...stupid question.

Uh...

Um...

Actually, can you look at me, maybe?

Um...

You know what? I... This isn't going to work.

Maybe we can just, like, cheat it, where I'm holding it and, like...

Yeah, we can get a...

- Like this? - Yeah, that's...that works great.

- This kind of works. - [Thomas] Yeah.

- Show me... - But make it...you know.

- Make it look... - [Thomas] You look great.

[Shutter clicks]

- Do you want to see it? - No.

I'll decide if I want to use it later...

Actually, you know what? The whole mood's off.

Um...

- [Traps groans] - [Thomas] Um...

I'm usually really good at this sort of stuff.

I don't know if it's just doing with you,

like, honestly, I'm thankful for the favour, but, um...

maybe this is just weird. Um...

Um... Yeah, maybe.

Yeah. Um...

Yeah, the energy's just...just... Yeah.

No. No. No. Pass me this. Pass me this.

I'm...

- Um... - Yeah.

No, thanks for the... Thanks for trying.

Um... I'll get you to send those to me, but...

- I... If... - [Traps] No.

Um...

We-we can try later...as well.

How do you usually do, like, wedding-photo stuff with couples?

Like, do they have a pretty good idea of what they want,

or do you guide or what? 'Cause...

It's a bit of both.

Sometimes, you have the couples, you have those, um...

bridezillas, who are... just the worst...

- You know... - ..and they demand how you do it.

[Traps] I can see why you're still a fucking junior at your company,

'cause you're actually really fucking bad at this, so...

- Yeah. Um... - [Thomas] Yeah.

[Distorted electronic music plays]

[Music stops]

[Rocco] You know how I said it was itchy? This feels like it's scratching, you know?

- [Doctor] Oh, yeah, yeah. - It has the same... It's kind of relief.

[Doctor] Yeah. Yeah, well, this stuff is uncomfortable.

This has been melting into your skin for...

- [Rocco] It has been. - ..since the 19th, so...

- [Dressing rips] - [Doctor] There you go.

You're not... You're not a fainter, are you?

- [Rocco] I don't think so! - [Doctor chuckles]

[Rocco] It's going to be pretty gross, eh?

[Doctor] Yeah, that's why I'm going to get you to look up

until I clean things up, okay?

- 'Cause I don't want... - [Rocco] Got it.

- [Rocco groans] - [Doctor] Sorry.

- [Rocco laughs nervously] - [Doctor] You're almost there.

Doing really well.

Almost there. Just going to get the nipple dressings off,

- and then you'll have a look, okay? - [Rocco] Cool, cool, cool.

- Oh, my God, it feels so free. - [Doctor] Yeah.

Well, it's temporary,

but even when you get back in the binder, it'll be...

- The first... - [Rocco] It'll be less.

- [Doctor] The first week's the worst. - [Rocco] Absolutely.

[Doctor] Your skin's going to be so much happier.

[Rocco] I'm sure.

Feels numb.

Whatever you're touching now, I don't feel it!

[Doctor] Yeah, it's...that's normal.

All this tissue has been moved, so...

- [Rocco] Yeah. - ..the nerves are not there.

[Rocco] Of course. Oh, yeah. I'm not shocked by that.

- [Doctor] But everything looks perfect... - [Rocco] Can I look?

..exactly how you should. Yeah, go ahead.

[Rocco] Holy shit.

Holy shit. That's amazing. I'm, like... It's... It's weird.

Like, I feel like it's, like, phantom limbs...

- [Doctor] Right! - ..or something, but...

- [Doctor] Yeah. - Holy shit.

[Doctor] There's a mirror over here, if you want to come have a look.

[Rocco] I would love to. I don't want to take the pen.

[Distorted electronic music plays]

- [Hazy, distorted indie-rock music] - ♪ I notice things like human nature

♪ I'm caught and I'm plead my case

♪ And I can't look at photos of all our friends

♪ I just write songs about them

♪ I know I'll start again

♪ But, please, just let me. ♪

[Music concludes]

[Traps] He's talking like he's never done it before,

and then he starts telling me how his fucking wife and kids are out of town,

which is, like, "Bitch, I don't want to hear that.

"We're trying to get...fucked, right?"

So, he kind of plays this, like, coy act, right?

Where he's like, "Oh, I'm not...

"fucking, like, used to hiring a fucking prostitute."

Um, "How about we just, like, chill out?"

I'm trying to, like, put him in the mood, right, to be like, "Hey, I'm chill."

And he suggests that we go to his fucking hot tub.

So, I stripped, stripped down,

fucking, 'cause, you know, no bathing suit or any fucking shit,

which, like, whatever, I don't care, he's going to see my fucking dick anyways.

But I strip down, and then we get in the fucking hot tub,

and after, like, I don't know, 20 seconds of small talk,

he's immediately, like, got my fucking hand on his cock

and he's asking me to fucking blow him, in the fucking hot tub.

[Water sloshes]

[Rocco] Like, in the water?

Under the fucking...! Under the fucking water.

- [Water sloshes] - Yeah. Jesus Christ.

I almost fucking drowned, I swear to God.

The second he asked me that,

I knew that the whole thing was all a fucking act, right?

'Cause he just wanted me in that fucking hot tub,

because he probably has some sort of fucking drowning fetish

- or some bullshit. - [Rocco chuckles]

[Traps exhales]

But, yeah.

You know, though, like...

It really did get me thinking, though.

Um...

[She exhales]

'Cause...

you know, things with Christian have been going pretty well, and...

I really want to see if I can encourage him to, like,

take it to the next step, because, like, I've been thinking a lot about, like,

what comes after this,

and, I don't know, I really do think

that I do want to have a family at some point.

And, like...

you know, before transition, I don't think that, like, biological kids

were ever something I thought I would ever be interested in,

but I don't know, fucking oestrogen's done something to my brain,

'cause, like, I really do want to be a mom.

And like, I could actually see myself doing that with Christian.

- [Rocco] Yeah? - Yeah.

Like, I'm really excited for you guys to meet him.

I think it'd be, like, really cool.

I think you guys would like him a lot. He's, uh...

He's funny. He, um...

does, like... He builds assets for video games.

Like, he builds, like, weapons for games and shit.

Like, you know, like, stable type of job.

I don't know, I just, like,

I guess I can see a future with him, and...I...

you know, I never froze sperm when I started transitioning,

and I think I'm going to look into it now,

because, like, it's actually something...

I kind of want.

[Rocco] Does it... Like, does it work that way? Like, can you do that?

I should be able to.

Like, I mean, you do have, like, the fertility risk, but, like, you know...

I only take fucking, like, injections, so I don't take a T-blocker,

so, like, I actually don't know how that, like, would perfectly affect it.

But, like, I do think it's something that I could do,

and, like, what's the harm in checking, right?

- Like... - [Adeline] Yeah, I mean...

if that's what you're going for, it's worth a try.

Yeah, like...

Yeah, I really think I do.

This one goes right into your gums?

Under the tongue.

- [Container cap clicks] - Thank you.

- [Adeline] Morning. - Oh, good morning, sweetheart.

So, do you remember what we talked about the other night?

Yes, of course. You mean last month?

- Yeah. - [Traps] Yeah, I didn't forget.

Um...

I've been thinking about it, and...

Don't worry, I'll set something up.

- Okay. - Okay.

- Thank you. - [Cup clinks]

Just, this is between us, right?

I'll be discreet if you're discreet.

- Okay, I'll be discreet. - Okay, baby?

Now, why don't you move that tight little butt of yours

and help me set up for coffee?

Sounds good. Where do you keep that stuff?

Oh, my God.

It's not like you don't spend half your time here anyways.

[Adeline chuckles]

[Bustling chatter]

[Impassioned moaning]

I'm going to pop right here, I'm sorry.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God, this is incredible.

[Bustling chatter]

This is my dream.

This is my dream.

Are you guys okay with the fact that this is my dream?

- Yes. - [Traps] Yeah, anything for you.

- [Woman] Wait, I really have to pee. - You're my dream.

[Man] Yeah, baby.

I'm too nervous.

- Don't be nervous. - [Woman urinates]

Don't be nervous. I gotta pee, too.

I gotta pee, too.

I gotta pee, too.

- I got a little wormy right here. - Yeah?

Do you like my little wormy?

I don't get hard. I cum when I'm soft.

[Woman laughs]

- I cum soft. - [Traps] Okay, baby.

[Man] I cum soft.

I cum soft.

Lick her.

Catch up and lick her.

I cum soft. I cum soft.

[Christian yawns]

[Traps moans softly]

- Oh. - Okay.

Okay...

[Heavy breathing]

Did you... Did you forget to shave?

- No, I shaved this morning. - Oh.

I don't know, you kind of feel like me on a Monday, like...

Oh. I'm sorry.

- All right. - It's not...

- It's okay, I can go shave. - I just...

- I brought my razor, so... - You know I don't like it.

- I know. - All right?

Yeah, I know.

I'm sorry.

- Like, it kind of... - No, no, I'm sorry.

I don't know, why don't we just go... Let's just go to bed.

Let's go to bed.

It's nice. It was nice before.

Let's just forget it. Just forget it, come back to bed.

Okay.

That's fine.

- Okay. - That's okay.

[She masturbates]

[She breathes heavily]

[She breathes heavily]

[Container lid clicks]

[She places container]

[She exhales]

[Distorted guitar chords resonate]

[Indistinct conversation]

[Host] It doesn't go into the mixer, though.

[Indistinct conversation]

[Distorted guitar chords resonate]

[Man] I kind of, like, bypass the mixer

and I plug myself into the stuff that goes after the mixer?

[Host] Only if it goes into R-C, then that's the only thing you can't have.

[Man] If we... Can we use those R-CH, just to plug the...

..going to go in first, then I'm going to play a...

No. No, I should be able to, without the...

[Distorted guitar noodling]

[Host] Okay, you're... You guys are plugged in.

- [Rocco] Yeah. Okay. - [Host] Wait, wait, wait.

So, wait - green is...

All right, we're in studio with Froggyworm.

This is Unsigned BC. What's next?

[Rocco] All right, this one is called "Sleepwalking."

- [Host] All right, take it away. - [Distorted, bending guitar note]

- [Rocco] Got a little tune-up first. - [He chuckles]

- All right. - [Distorted guitar noodling]

Okay.

[Insistent rhythm plays faintly]

- [Man moans] - What, you like that?

Yeah?

- [Man moans] - Oh, yeah.

[Man moans]

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

[Man moans]

[Man breathes heavily, moans]

[Man breathes heavily]

[Man moans]

Oh, actually, um...

my, uh, friend's song is coming up on the radio.

Do you mind if I put it on?

- Yeah, go ahead. - Oh, sweet, sweet, sweet.

[Radio tunes]

[Indie-rock music plays, on radio]

- Thanks. - No problem.

♪ I was part of the world again

♪ On the day you texted me, "Hi"

♪ Threw caution to the wind

♪ Watched the cherry blossom... ♪

[Mechanical whirring; Music continues faintly]

[Music concludes]

[Host] All right, that was Froggyworm, live in studio.

- Thank you so much. - [Rocco] Thank you for having us.

[Host] All right, what we're going to do here, I'm going to put on,

this is Chin Injeti, "All for Nothing,"

and, uh, we are going to switch it up.

We're going to have another group coming in a moment.

But, yeah, thank you so much. That was very, very good stuff.

And, here we go, Chin Injeti, take it away,

this is "All for Nothing."

[Music plays - "All for Nothing" by Chin Injeti]

[Rocco] Awesome. Thanks so much, man.

- [Host] Great job. That was good. - [Rocco] Thanks. That felt great.

[Adeline] Um, I'll just grab all my cords.

And then, uh, tell, I guess, one of them who's playing guitar,

rather than singing, has to come next.

- [Rocco] Okay. - [Adeline] Okay. Um...

- I can take my...all of my stuff. - Oh, yeah.

- Yeah. - [Adeline] Cool.

- [Host clears throat] - [Adeline] Right.

[Indistinct conversation]

[Door creaks]

[Door creaks]

[Birdsong]

[Cap clicks]

[Objects rattle]

[Knock at door]

[Door creaks]

- [Adeline] Hey. - [Traps] Hey, beautiful.

- [Adeline] Hey, how's it going? - [Traps] Very good, very good.

[Adeline] Ready for tonight?

[Traps] Well, I'm ready.

- How are you doing? - [Adeline] I'm okay, I'm okay.

- A little nervous. - [Traps] I know.

I knew there'd be nerves. I remembered everything, so you didn't have to.

- Okay. - And you know what?

It's going to be great. You've got me there,

my experience - you're going to be fine.

- Perfect. - [Traps] Okay. Um...

- did you do your make-up? - I... I did a little.

Okay. I might just touch a few things up, give you some shadow.

- I've not done my make-up yet. - Okay. Yeah.

[Traps] Okay. So...

Assignment was... 40-year-old man's fantasy.

- [Adeline] Yeah. - [Traps] Let's see what you have.

Okay.

All right.

So, this is what I had.

- No, stop. - It's pretty...

- Stop. - Okay.

Uh, you know what? I've got a, like, blue lingerie set

that I bought, like, when I was much skinnier.

- Okay! - I think that'll be good for you.

- Um... - All right.

- [Traps] There will be adjustments. - Okay. Okay.

But good effort, though.

- [Adeline laughs] - Thank you! Thank you.

I can...

I can see the inspiration, but...

- Okay. - Good effort, baby.

[Adeline laughs]

Don't worry, I got you. I got you, I got you.

Okay, let's see what I got.

♪ I...

♪ I can't face the morning

♪ I know what the sunlight

♪ Does to people like us

♪ Hide

♪ From the cocks third crowing

♪ Under cover

♪ Of liquor and dust

♪ My face

♪ Is not flattered

♪ By your raw luminescence

♪ I can only decompose

♪ Boys

♪ We witnessed beauty here tonight

♪ Everyone, brandish your knife

♪ And find a partner

♪ And I'll find new ways to kill time

♪ And I always thought we'd die

♪ In some freak electrical fire

♪ So, now what, baby?

♪ The world that waits for me outside

♪ Will be oh-so unkind

♪ And we're gasping for air

♪ Air, air, air

♪ I...

♪ Said I'd never be the one to talk you down

♪ And that got you down

♪ Works every time

♪ At the centre

♪ At the centre of the carnival

♪ In the subway car

♪ Where we held and cried

♪ And I

♪ Watch the sun rise

♪ But I deny

♪ Oh, I deny

♪ And I

♪ Cling on to these sheets

♪ Let me sleep

♪ Let me sleep

♪ And I'll find new ways to kill time

♪ And I always dreamed we'd die

♪ In a freak electrical fire

♪ So, now what, baby?

♪ I'll spend my whole life in that dream

♪ The smoke rising from the seams

♪ And we're gasping for air

♪ Air, air, air

♪ Never waking up, never waking up

♪ I'm never waking, never waking up

♪ Never waking up I'm never waking

♪ Never waking up, never waking up

♪ I'm never waking, never waking up

♪ Never waking up I'm never waking

♪ Never waking up, never waking up

♪ I'm never waking, never waking up

♪ Never waking up I'm never waking

♪ Up

♪ I'm never waking up

♪ Oh, oh-oh Oh, oh-oh-oh

♪ Oh, oh-oh Oh, oh-oh-oh

♪ Oh, oh-oh Oh, oh-oh-oh

♪ Oh, oh-oh Oh, oh-oh-oh. ♪

[Concluding chord resonates]

[Clack]

[Traps, softly] Fuck.

Oh, fuck, oh, fuck, fuck.

[Michaela moans]

[Michaela moans]

[Michaela exhales]

[Persephone clears throat]

- [Persephone] Who is it? - It's... It's Traps.

[Persephone] Oh, Traps, honey!

- [Traps] Hey, Per, how's it going? - I'm good, how are you?

Very good. I haven't heard from you.

- Like, do you have...anything right now? - I am fresh out.

So, I get all my stuff from the Ukraine,

- and... - No, I... Okay.

- Yeah. - Do you know when you'll have some more?

I mean, do you know when the war is going to be over?

No, I don't. Um, okay. Uh...

- Just text me... - You want to come in?

- We've got, uh... - No, no, no, I'm okay.

I'll... I'll see you later. Just, can you text me?

[Persephone] Um, text you what?

- Like, when stuff comes in? - Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Traps] Okay, sweet.

- And I guess just follow the news, too. - Yeah, okay.

- Bye, Per. - [Persephone] Bye, Traps.

I love you so fucking much.

- [Rocco] I did do theatre. - [Thomas] Totally.

But, no, like, it wasn't, like, my main thing, though.

But I did do, like... But I always just fucking hated it.

'Cause being trans in theatre is such a nightmare.

- Were you trans back then? - [Rocco] No, obviously,

but, like, you're thinking about your body, and people are telling you,

"Hey, you look too fat on stage," and blah, blah, blah, all the time, right?

- I get it. I mean, I did tech... - [She laughs]

..for theatre in high school, because, honestly, I was...

you know, I wanted to be an actress, of course, but, um...

I was just some chubby fat-boy.

No-one was going to put me on stage.

[Rocco] Well, for me, it was my boobs.

They were just so big that they were, like,

"Well, you're only going to get cast as, like, a mom or, like, a teacher."

Like, I can't tell you how many times I played a Jewish mom.

Just, like, yeah, over the top.

[Thomas] I was... I was a big calorie-counter in high school,

'cause I did, um... I did volleyball,

so I was always sitting there like,

"Fuck, I'm like 10lbs over, I'm not going to be able to do that."

You know, I can still feel the fucking sting on my arms. Not fun.

[Traps] I was not a sports kid. I mean, I fucking hated sports.

- My dad made me try to play hockey. - [Thomas] Oh, yeah.

- [Traps] Hated that! - [Rocco] Well, I played soccer.

Yeah. I mean, I used to go bowling with my dad.

I really liked that. But, fuck...

[Thomas] I haven't been bowling in years.

Bowling's a good time.

- I did hockey when I was a kid, too. - [Traps] Yeah. Did you hate it?

- Oh, yeah. - I got called faggot a lot.

But the one thing I liked about hockey was I could grow my hair really long,

'cause, like, when you were a hockey player,

it was like, actually okay to have your hair super-long.

That's why I hated the summers,

'cause I'd be forced by my mom to cut my hair, in summertime.

So, I actually did look forward to hockey for that,

even though I was, like, the fucking sh... I could barely skate.

I was a horrible hockey player.

But...

- Band kid? - Uh, yearbook.

- [Thomas] Yearb... - Looks better on a resume.

- I wish I could do yearbook. - Yeah.

- Like, I mean, look at the shit I do now. - [He chuckles]

I mean, I always kind of just, like, floated to the back

and, like, took care of, like, graphic design, shit like that.

'Cause, like... I didn't want to be there,

but I, I knew it'd be... I knew it...

[Rocco] I don't even think I kept any of my yearbooks.

- I knew it'd look good. You know? - [Thomas] I think I have a couple.

[Adeline] Made me friends with a lot of the popular girls.

- Oh, yeah. - [Adeline] Yeah, yeah.

[Traps] I took the worst yearbook photo of all time.

[Thomas] Oh, yeah?

But, I mean, like, I hated having my photo taken,

so I remember I walked in at the end of, like, summer,

getting my, like, first year photo for my student ID card,

and it was, like, I was bloated and, like, fucking sunburnt as hell.

And, like, I took this photo and I never, like, could smile,

but they made me smile in the picture,

and it was, like, honestly,

maybe the scariest picture ever taken of me, pre-transition.

And that's my yearbook photo. Truly disturbed.

I think I have one that could give you a run for your money,

which is that I, um... I had one where I was,

I was just coming back from a trip that morning,

and I was so jet-lagged and, like,

just fucking...dying.

- And... - [Thomas] You okay?

[She gulps]

[Rocco] Are we not going to...

..talk about it first, ask about it? Nothing?

- Just going to... - [Thomas] What the fuck?

[Rocco] Uh, hey.

Babe?

Babe?

[Thomas] Jesus Christ.

[Adeline exhales]

[Thomas] When did she start drinking again?

- [Rocco] She hadn't. - Right now.

[Bottle clatters]

[Thomas] Fuck, okay. Okay.

Just go on. Go on.

- [Thomas] Um... - [Adeline] I'm done.

[Shower runs]

[Mobile phone rings]

[Voicemail] You have one new voice message.

To play your messages, press one.

To change your greeting, press three. To...

New message.

[Dr Stewart] Hi, Michaela, this is Dr Stewart.

I wanted to give you a call

to let you know that I've received the evaluation of your sample,

and I'm sorry to say that it's...

it's not the results we were hoping for, and, uh...

looking at your blood work here,

we might have limited options going forward,

but we should talk about next steps one-on-one.

Please, call my office back at your earliest convenience

and we can discuss what those options could look like.

I'll be going on holiday starting on Monday,

so please do try to give us a call today.

Have a nice rest of your day.

[Voicemail] To replay this message, press one.

[Soft ticking]

[She sniffles]

[She exhales]

[She retches]

[She pants]

[Music - "Barbie Swan Lake" by Froggyworm]

[Music continues; Throbbing synth pattern]

♪ Every night, I see you walking

♪ Hands and fingers interlocking

♪ I know if we got to talking

♪ I'd know you well

♪ Blue lagoon and plumage

♪ I'll be beautiful and useless

♪ Otherwise, I'd be a nuisance in this cell

♪ Child of privilege

♪ Do you even see me?

♪ Begging to be spared

♪ Only witnesses

♪ To the great becoming

♪ That will soon be here

♪ Feel things changing

♪ All I want is you

♪ To see me

♪ The way I see myself... ♪

[Music continues; Intense, pulsing synth pattern]

♪ Breaking down

♪ My body and my soul

♪ To nothing

♪ Till then I wish you well

♪ Well. ♪

[Music continues]

♪ Me and all my sisters

♪ Watch from here and we've all noted

♪ That you're kind and you're devoted

♪ To your king

- ♪ We are decorations... ♪ - [She vomits]

♪ We implore you, keep on moving

♪ Before you try to get involved in anything

♪ You might not want to see

♪ We are all lost causes

♪ We've been left to rot

♪ You were meant to be

♪ Set for something greater

♪ We were set for naught

♪ But I can't deny it

♪ Any longer

♪ You release me

♪ When you return my gaze

♪ Step down further

♪ Hip deep water

♪ Sink down with me

♪ And we might fly away... ♪

- [Music softens] - ♪ Am I in love?

♪ Is that enough?

♪ Can God let me have just this one thing?

♪ To walk unashamed

♪ In the light of day

♪ With my night having counted for something

♪ My night having counted for something... ♪

[Soft guitar chord resonates]

- [Music intensifies] - ♪ Feel things changing

♪ All I want is you

♪ To see me

♪ The way I see myself

♪ Dawn is coming

♪ I'll be here again

♪ In the evening

♪ Till then I wish you well

♪ Oh, well

- ♪ Oh, well. ♪ - [Music concludes]

[Birdsong]

[Plane engine hums overhead]

[She splutters]

[She sniffles]

[She winces, inhales]

[She exhales]

[She sniffles]

[She breathes shakily]

[Line rings]

[She sniffles]

[Ringing continues]

[Ringing continues]

[Adeline, on voicemail] Hey, this is Adam. Please, leave a message.

[Voicemail] Please, leave your message after the tone.

[Beep]

Hey, baby.

Oh, fuck.

[She breathes shakily]

Hey, um...

Okay, I don't know if you want to, like, even talk to me right now, but...

..I'm actually, like, really fucked-up 'cause I got my...

I got my fertility results yesterday.

[She sniffles, exhales]

I'm...working tonight,

but, when you hear this, like...

..can we...

like, grab a drink or something? I just I really need you right now.

Yeah. Um...

Call me back.

[She exhales]

[She sniffles]

[Sparse, dissonant string music]

[Music concludes]

But, yeah, so, like... when it comes to all the fertility stuff,

it just seems to be, like, completely screwed.

I am, like, up fucking shit creek with no paddle,

and I got nothing that I can actually do to rectify it.

And honestly, this has just made me hate my god-damn ex-wife even more.

Because when I had that doctor ask me, "Hey, do you want to freeze sperm?"

when I was, like, first getting on the pills,

it was just, like, deer in the headlights, didn't know how to answer the question

because my ex really didn't want to have kids,

and then, all of a sudden, I'm walking in the office,

I don't have fucking pills. I don't have fucking my sperm frozen,

and that's why I've been doing everything DIY ever since.

And, like, I took three months off oestrogen

in order to take this damn fertility test.

I'm having, like, hot flashes, I'm freaking the hell out,

my mental health has never been worse,

and then, on top of that,

- I go over to Per's the other day. - [Adeline] Yeah.

She's out of shit.

So, now I don't even know when I'm getting my next god-damn hormone dose.

- It's absolutely... - [Adeline] I'm so sorry.

Honestly, I just can't even believe the hassle of it.

Like, I should just cut the fucking things off.

Like, they're poisoning me, at this rate.

Like, there's gotta be something.

Like, you gotta, you know, like, diet or, like...

- [Traps] No. No. No. - Did the doctor have...

- [Traps] No. No. No. - ..any kind of suggest...

No. It was all just like, "You shouldn't be DIY," and this and this and this.

And these doctors don't know shit. Like, oh...

I took time off. What the hell else am I supposed to do?

[Adeline] I mean, that's the fucking expert. You only get...

Oh, yeah. Trust the experts. You know who I trust?

I trust other trans girls who can tell me what worked for them,

and then most things that worked for them are the things that I'm going to do,

because it works for a bunch of girls.

I mean, like, fucking mileage may vary and shit,

but, like, it's working for me. And you know what?

As much as you've gone through the medical system...

- Yeah. - ..I have told you the right guidance,

the stuff that's worked for me and it's working for you, too,

- and you look fucking gorgeous. - I mean, how much has it worked for me?

- It's working for you really good. - It's fucking...

[Traps] Oh, my God, here it goes again.

The other fucking night has really been weighing on me.

I...

I honestly was considering whether or not to come see you today.

Like...

I've just been feeling so fucking empty since that experience.

I don't... I don't know how to do that.

Yeah, well, that's how it is. I told you.

I warned you about that, and that's what you signed up for, baby.

- [Adeline] No... - It is. That's what you signed up for.

I know that's what I signed up for

and, honestly, I'm just fucking regretting it.

Like, I'm... I'm honestly considering detransition.

[Traps] Oh, come on. That's ridiculous.

- I'm really considering just... - [Traps] You're being absurd. Okay?

Like, that is such an extreme reaction

- to, like... - I'm...

..what, in the grand scheme of things, is a pretty minor thing to happen.

[Adeline] I'm just, like... Okay, pretty fucking minor!

Okay. Like, rape happens to any fucking girl.

And, like, come on, as if you're going to define it as that anyways.

I mean, that's not... That's not what I'm saying.

What I'm saying is just, like, when I go to work,

I never fucking pass anywhere.

I'm constantly getting looks. Like, nothing has fucking improved.

Everything in my life has gone down the toilet since...

since you fucking convinced me to do this.

Oh, yeah, because it took so much convincing.

I, like, fucking groomed you to do this. Like, go fuck yourself,

You know what? Finish your fucking doughnut, let's get out of here.

[Traffic hums]

No, no, here's the thing - I want to prove a point to you.

Just humour me. Dude, dude, dude.

- Huh? - I have a question for you.

- Just humour me. - Okay.

I'm trying to settle a thing with my friend here, okay?

Is my friend a man or a woman?

Uh...

Um... You definitely...

definitely present as a woman.

[Bustling chatter]

[Gentle distorted guitar strumming]

♪ Canadian geese come back to graze

♪ The sun has come to melt away

♪ This cruel winter

♪ And show us the spots where our belongings were buried in the snow

♪ My love, let's sit and watch the flowers grow

♪ Up

♪ Through the frost

♪ My love for you never wavered

♪ Through all the progress we've made

♪ And people we've been

♪ I've stayed

♪ I'll hold your hand until our bodies break

♪ And our bones disintegrate

♪ Do not think about the time that was lost

♪ Or the whirlwind of motion

♪ Let's crawl up through the frost And thank God we aren't frozen

♪ Remember the path where we drank by the river

♪ We were children back then, didn't know any better

♪ And now we look to the light to feel the warmth on our skin

♪ Warmth left behind by the people we've been

♪ And the people we are are fuelled by the ones we were then

♪ We'll get out of this on the other side

♪ My friend... ♪

[Music continues]

♪ Maybe sunlight will shine through the windows in our new place

♪ And we'll lay in the patches of sunlight like cats

♪ We'll come home from our jobs and walk barefoot in the grass

♪ And we'll fuck in the daylight, hold your body next to mine

♪ We'll get out of this together, just like God has designed

♪ I'll be in love with your forever

♪ Our old, brittle bodied entwined

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh

♪ My love

♪ Let's sit and watch the flowers grow

♪ Up

♪ Through

♪ The frost

♪ My love

♪ Let's sit and watch the flowers grow

♪ Up

♪ Through

♪ The frost. ♪

[Concluding chord resonates]

- [Applause] - [Rocco] Thanks. We have one more song.

Just one.

[Applause subsides]

I wrote that for her. That's why I'm kissing her.

All right, um...

[Bustling chatter]

I'm not saying we should...

It was a good show. You guys were fucking incredible.

I don't know about that.

No, legit. You guys were fucking great.

No, we were good. I just don't know about the show.

- Okay. - No, but, like...

- you give to an empty room. - Yeah, obviously.

- You guys gave. - No, I gave. I gave...

- I'm not going to be, like... - [Traps] You were fucking incredible.

- Like, obviously, I gave, but, like... - You play in empty rooms, it happens.

It sucks 'cause that was maybe, like, you guys' best gigs ever.

You guys fucking killed it.

[Adeline] No, I know. You can be disappointed.

- I can still be, like, "Oh..." - Yeah. Like, you can be disappointed...

"..empty room," but I still gave. Like, I still did the thing.

I can still be disappointed about it, even though I know that kind of thing happens.

That's true. I'm just saying don't, like...get discouraged.

Yeah, well, I'm not, like, discouraged, I'm just pissed.

You have no reason to be.

- We got to play. - Yeah.

[Traps] We're on a fucking college campus. Like, come on.

The people you want to impress are the people who put the gig on.

- Which we did. - That's true. That's true, we did.

[Muffled indie-rock music from inside venue]

[Rocco] That band sounds really good.

They have a drummer.

[Adeline] Cowards.

Are you saying we need a drummer?

We have a drum kit.

[Band plays energetic indie-rock music]

- [Knock at door] - Come in.

[Door opens]

- [Traps] Hey! - [Door closes]

- Hey! - [Traps] How are you girls doing?

- Okay. - Pretty good.

Oh, God. I'm... I'm fine.

I mean, it's been a fucking week and a half.

- Yeah? - Yeah. No, it's like, I don't know,

Adeline's being a fucking bitch, but whatever.

- How was your trip over here? - It was good.

It was really good. I mean, uh...

Fuck Vancouver, but, um...

- Yeah, I brought the camera. - Perfect!

Yeah, it's my fucking room-mate's.

I'll just make sure it gets back in one piece.

- Do me want to get you a coffee? - Yeah, I'd love a coffee.

- [She exhales] - So, Bronwyn, how are you doing?

[Bronwyn] I'm okay, I'm just hanging out.

[Traps] How's the RV life?

- It's... - [She groans]

- [Traps laughs] - I get by.

[Bronwyn] I don't, uh... I'm not complaining.

- [Traps groans] - [Bronwyn] I don't have to sleep outside

- in the rain right now, so... - That's good.

- [Taylor] Here you go, sweetie. - Thank you, baby.

So, OnlyFans is picking up, I gather?

It is, actually. I got a few new subs lately.

Some people, I guess, like what I'm doing.

Yeah? That's good.

- You look great. - Thank you.

I mean, I just... You didn't really tell me what we were doing today,

- so I just kind of, you know... - You charge the battery?

- No. - There's not even a fucking battery here.

Oh, fuck.

Okay, well, I didn't really ask Thomas if I could borrow it,

- so that's karma. - [She laughs]

- Shit. - I'm sorry.

Um... Whatever.

- Well...that sucks. - [Traps] I don't know,

We can use a phone or something.

Who has the best phone here?

- I don't know. - [Bronwyn] Yeah. That's fine.

What are we doing today, anyways?

- Okay. Jesus Christ. - [She groans]

Ow. This is really uncomfortable.

[Taylor] Well, you don't have to be down there for very long.

I've never done this before.

[Taylor] It's okay. You're going to do great.

- Okay. - [Bronwyn] Um, Taylor?

- Only for you. - Yeah? I love you.

[Bronwyn] Am I supposed to film this landscape or portrait?

[Taylor] Uh, definitely landscape.

- [Bronwyn] You really think so? - Yeah.

Then you can get more of us in the shot.

[Bronwyn] Yeah, but everyone watches porn on their phone these days.

[Taylor] Well, this one's going to my OnlyFans.

Okay? I'm going to, like, veto, if we don't do this right away.

[Taylor] Well, we're going to do great. Trust me.

All right, let's do it. Just do it.

- [Taylor] Okay. Ready? - Okay. Yeah.

How... Wait, wait. What look on my face do you want?

[Taylor] Uh, just, like, a...

- like, a thank you. - Okay. Okay, okay, okay.

Okay, let's do it. Let's do it.

- [Taylor] Okay. Ready? - Yeah. I'm ready.

You're rolling the phone, right?

- You're rolling the phone? - Yeah!

[Taylor] I thought it was supposed to be landscape?

[Bronwyn] Oh, my fucking God. I'm just going to...

- Okay. - Just piss on me!

- [Taylor] Okay. - Oh!

[Taylor laughs, Traps groans]

Oh, God, I'm enjoying it. This is so great. Oh, God.

- [Taylor] Say, "Thank you"! - Thank you!

[Traps splutters]

- I'm sorry... - [Taylor] You did great.

[Splutters]

[Taylor] Don't gag, 'cause we're going to have to do it again.

[Traps retches, splutters]

- [Traps] Hey, baby. - [Taylor] Hey.

How are you feeling?

About as good as someone can feel after getting pissed on

and throwing up and then getting pissed on again.

But you did so great.

- I sincerely thank you so much. - Thank you for new experiences.

That's what friendships are for.

On that subject, so, as I said, I've been having a really rough week.

Would you be cool if I stayed the night here?

Oh, absolutely, yeah. The couch is yours.

Thank you, baby.

- I love you. - I love you. I probably smell like pee.

- Okay. - Just a little bit.

[Click]

[Click]

[Dreamy music; Eerie, reversed soundscape]

♪ You saw me in small details

♪ I saw you in broad strokes

♪ You never listened when I said

♪ You could take it too far

♪ I never listened when you said

♪ I never gave myself a chance

♪ How badly I wished to see you now... ♪

[Music builds; Laid-back, off-kilter beat]

♪ I wished for a ship

♪ To take me away

♪ To show me what I missed when I was gone

♪ And though I told you not to come

♪ And I did tell you not to come

♪ You were always the only one

♪ You were always the only one

♪ You were always the only one

♪ Who listened

♪ Who listened

♪ You were always the only one

♪ You were always the only one

♪ Who listened

♪ Who listened

♪ Come in and stay with me

♪ It's too late to walk back now

♪ Let me make you a bed

♪ Lay down your arms and rest. ♪

[Music concludes]

[Pop music plays]

You like the dark colours, right? Like...

- Yeah, I mean, generally. - This one's really nice.

No, the shoulders are too tight.

- Might be a little small, but, like... - Shoulders are too tight.

No. That's going to make me look boxy.

It's going to really bring out the linebacker shoulders.

You're so scared after the last time.

Like, we can try stuff on, we can figure it out.

No, no, no, but it's just the cut.

Like, it's supposed to look kind of androgynous.

Oh, honey pie...

- You're not... - That's not going to work for me.

No, no, no, it's going to be fine. Like, your shoulders are okay.

All we can do is, like, afterwards, we can go get some Spanx,

something like that, we can pull it up,

they'll give you more of a waist, and then, like, you'll have a nice figure.

It's not going to work. You'd have to actually add hips...

- Honey, you have hips. - Like, I have to belt.

If I don't belt like this, I'm not creating that shape...

- But you never... - ..because there's no shape there

- to pull out. - You're never trying.

You're never trying. Maybe this one won't work, like, whatever.

But, like, you're not trying with me.

Like, I want you to figure this shit out.

No, but I know what works for me.

I don't understand why you're talking to me like a fucking child.

You're not putting on any make-up.

Like, come on, we can start sorting this stuff out.

Let's not make a fucking scene here.

- Sure. - Just, like, chill out.

- Fucking sure. - [Traps] Oh, my...

You're acting like a fucking child right now.

Okay? Like...

[Adeline] Whatever. Whatever.

Grow up, be a fucking woman and listen to me.

[Adeline] Oh, God.

How about this one?

So, what, do you want, like, an apology or something?

Like, I'm sorry.

I'm not trying to be hard on you.

It's just, like...

I don't know, I just...

I know what's best.

I don't know why you have to be so mean about it.

Like, that's...

You know? You're supposed to be my friend.

Like, you know, can't I just...

air things, vent things? Like...

Well, yes.

I think that it's okay to air and vent, but, like, you're...you're giving up,

and I'm seeing you give up, and like, fucking...

we all go through this sort of point.

Like, I transitioned long before you,

and I would have killed to have someone in their life,

like myself, who was, like, there to walk my ha...

like, walk me through it and hold my hand

and tell me, like, "Hey, everything's going to be okay.

"Do this, do that." Like, I just...

No, and I really appreciate that stuff.

Like, obviously, you know, it was a huge leg-up early on, right?

Like... But...

I don't need that any more.

Like, I'm figuring things out on my own terms,

and I'm just kind of going to follow what makes me happy.

Right now, I don't really know what that is, but...

I need you to trust me.

But, like, you're not going to be happy doing what you're doing.

Like, I'm the bitch who put you on hormones,

I'm the one who held your hand through those early fucking awkward stages

and told you everything was going to be okay.

And, like, now you won't even, like,

let me fucking pick out a dress for you to try on.

And it's like, that's the cute things, the things that best friends do.

I know what...

And I just...

I know that...

I need to figure out my own way in this world,

and I really love you.

I really appreciate everything you've done for me.

But you don't! You don't appreciate it!

Okay? Like, you're not showing me that you appreciate it.

You're fucking going inside of yourself,

and you're, like, fucking spilling all this shit out to me

and, like, going to fucking, like, these dark places in your head

and, like, I can see it, and I can see you fucking struggling, and I...

..I want to get you out of it, but you're not fucking doing anything.

You're not putting the effort in any more, and it's like...

it's fucking...killing me.

Like, I just don't want to have to... I don't want to be in a position

where all we ever do is talk about your problems all the time,

because then you're just going to have problems.

- If you would... - You have to grow up and get past that.

Like...

if you would open up to me about your shit,

like, I would listen. I would listen.

Like, if you... Again, if you fucking trusted me...

- Yeah, I have shit. I have shit, okay? - Yeah.

Like, I'm not going on about my fucking fertility shit being all fucked-up.

I'm not talking to you right now about how my boyfriend's not texting back.

I don't even know if we still have fucking plans tonight.

Like...

- I'm sorry. - Again, I'm just...

I'm sorry, like, I... I guess I do have my shit.

I'm sorry. I just... You know...

The... The shit you talk about, the shit about fucking passing

and the shit about fucking hoping things are going to be okay,

like, I just don't... I don't understand it.

Like...

So what? Like...

You're not going to be a real woman? Like, is that what you're worried about?

Like, yeah, grow up, honey, you're never going to be a fucking woman.

Like, not a fucking real woman. We don't get that.

But you can be one hell of a transwoman.

You can embrace what God fucking gave you, and you can, like...

make the fucking most out of it.

That's what you have to do, like...

[Adeline] I love you, Michaela.

I'm really sorry again.

- I... - [She groans]

I should probably just shut up about this stuff.

I'm here for you. But I...

No.

Like, if you want to do this all on your fucking own,

- if that's what you truly want... - That's not what I'm asking for.

Like, I'm not asking to do it alone.

I'm just asking that you work with me on my terms,

on what I'm asking for from you,

instead of trying to force me down some specific path.

Like, that's...that's it.

That we just, like, view each other as equals

instead of you fucking looking down on me all the time.

We're...

We're not fucking sisters.

I'm like your mom, and I tell you what to do,

if you fucking listen to me.

I know it's a lot to fucking hear...

but I get it.

I know how the fucking world works.

- I'm going to call my fucking boyfriend. - [Traps groans]

Hopefully he fucking still cares about me.

[Traps] I can't believe my fucking boyfriend.

[Traps groans, clears throat]

[Mark] Why do you even have a boyfriend if you fuck so much?

- [Traps] I mean, like... - [Mark] Like, why do you even need one?

[Traps] It's one of those things where, like, having a boyfriend is, like...

- so fucking nice. - [Mark] You took so much.

Well, fuck you! I'm... I'm suffering, okay?

- [Mark] I'm sorry. - No, I'm suffering.

Like, I've been texting Christian all fucking day.

I mean, like, I've felt like a broken record, but, like...

- it's one of those things where... - [She exhales]

I thought we were getting serious, you know?

Like, I was spending every other night there,

for, like, two fucking weeks,

and then, all of a sudden, fucking ghosting me, right?

Like, the summer has been so nice and, like, such an improvement over,

like, fucking October when we started dating,

and I was starting to, like...

Sorry. I'm getting a little emotional.

- That's okay. - [Traps sobs]

But, like...

Why have a boyfriend? Like...

..sex becomes, like, fucking meaningless

when you're doing it all the time.

Like, it's not about the fucking. Like, I...I like the fucking.

I like Christian 'cause he's got, like, a fucking great cock on him, but, like...

- ..I don't know how to... - [She exhales]

I just want someone nice to curl up next to, you know?

Like...it's just so good...

[Traps inhales, exhales]

It's just, like, so good to, like,

have someone's arm wrapped around your neck

and, like, cuddle and, like...

I don't know.

I just need a boyfriend who, like...

isn't afraid to leave the house with me.

Yeah, that sucks.

He's a sweet boy.

You're also a sweet boy.

I like coming over.

And, you know, I do like...

You got a good dick, too, you know?

And, like...

you know, I owe you one.

You want to get a little...

Look, I don't really think I'm going to get it that hard today.

Really?

I kind of came over 'cause I wanted to suck your cock.

Like, please, please, let me suck your cock.

- Like... - This one's on me. It's okay.

You can...

[Traps] Yeah, fuck it.

[Traps inhales intensely]

[Mark] Lay off this merchandise. You'll get it everywhere.

[Traps] Whatever, I'm...

You're not going to get it up for me? Are you fucking serious?!

You're not going to get it fucking hard for me?!

You get me over, you get me doing fucking blow,

and you're not going to let me, like, fucking get hard?

Like, are you fucking serious?

- God-damn it, Mark, like... - [She exclaims frustratedly]

Dude, this is like $200 worth of cocaine.

Fuck you! Fuck you.

You know what? At the very least, I know that my fucking boyfriend,

if I knock on his fucking door, is going to want his fucking cock sucked,

so, like, go fuck yourself!

Find another fucking pair of lips, you fucking prick!

[Thundering electronic music plays]

[Knock at door]

[Frantic, continuous knocking]

- Okay, one second. - [Knocking stops]

Jesus Christ!

Oh, fuck!

- Jesus! - What the fuck, okay?

- [Christian] What? - Like, I've been texting you...

[Christian] Hey, hold on. Fucking back up.

Hey. I've been texting you all fucking day.

- Shut the fucking door. - I've been texting you all day.

I've called you, like, three times. What the fuck?

I don't have my fucking phone on me. I'm sorry. Jesus Christ.

- Like, Christian. Like, come on. - Why are you here?

Because I've been fucking texting you all day!

So? You can't just come into my fucking house.

Give me... Give me a fucking answer. What's going on?

- Nothing! Nothing is happening! - Are you breaking up with me?

Okay, come on.

Well, I... Okay.

I was going to text you later tonight because I wanted to talk to you.

I wanted to do this on, you know, equal ground

- so we can both have a level... - So, you've been ignoring me all day.

I knew it, the second you didn't text me back.

I just haven't fucking texted you yet, okay?

I'm sorry that brought you into the house now.

Fucking, let's just breathe.

Let's just fucking calm down, okay?

You're here. You're here. Just take your fucking shoes off.

Let's just sit down. Can we talk about this?

- Yeah. - Okay.

Uh...

- Come on. - So... Okay.

- Like... - Listen, I...

I've been doing a lot of thinking,

and I think...

whatever it is that we've been doing...

it needs to stop.

Like, I'm not comfortable doing this any more.

Like, it's been fun.

We've had... Obviously, we've had a good time, but this is...

We're... We're overstepping.

What is this to you? Like, I...

I have been at your beck and call for, like, five months.

And the second I start trying to, like, just escalate even...

even a tiny little bit, you start, like... you just throw it all away.

Like, what has any of this meant to you, then?

- 'Cause it's meant a lot to me. - [Christian] Throw what away?

- What do you think this is? - Don't say that.

- [Christian] What do you think this is? - No. This is...

[Christian] No. No, tell me, what do you think this is?

- What has this been to you? - If this was...

If this was just sex to you, then you wouldn't have had me,

like, staying the night and making me fucking coffee in the morning

and, like, actually, like, putting time...

So, what, just being a half-decent person?

What do you expect after I fuck you?

Kick you out to the curb, do nothing?

At least I gave you a fucking bed to sleep in,

maybe a nice cup of coffee before you hit the road?

[Traps] Okay, okay, don't be... don't be...

- Please. - What?

- Please, don't be mean to me. - Listen, okay...

No, no, no, no, please. Please. Please, Christian. Please.

[Christian] What? Please what? I can't just keep...

Okay, okay, okay, okay.

I need this so bad. Okay?

Like, I...

You mean a lot to me,

and, like, I understand, like...

[She coughs, clears throat]

I...

I understand exactly what you're saying.

But, like...

can I just have one more night with you?

Please. Please, please, please, please, please.

- Like, I just... - Jesus fucking...

No, no, no, please. I just...

- I'll do anything. - Stop.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Please. Please, just let me...

Let me...please you one more time.

I know, if this is just sex to you, that that's what you want anyways.

You can fuck me any way you want to.

I just... I just don't want to be alone tonight.

Please.

Please, Christian.

Please.

[Christian] Okay. One... One last night.

I promise!

[Christian] And you leave right in the fucking morning.

You wake up and you leave.

[Traps] Okay. Okay.

No, I promise, I promise. Okay?

[Christian] Okay. You can stay the night.

Thank you.

Okay, I'm just going to go clean up, okay? I'm just going to go freshen up a little.

- Okay. - You get ready, okay?

Okay.

[She exhales]

[Tap runs]

[She retches]

[Toilet flushes]

[She exhales]

[She sniffles]

[Tap off]

[She sobs softly]

[She sobs]

[She sobs softly]

[Intense, writhing electronic music]

[Music continues]

- [Music stops] - Fuck!

Fuck! Oh!

- Oh, yeah. Fuck. - [Heavy panting]

- [Christian] Tell me you like it. - I like it!

- [Christian] You like it. - I like it.

- [Christian] Fucking say it again! - I like it.

- [Christian] You fucking love it! - I fucking love it.

- You love it! - [Traps] I love it.

Oh, fuck, yes!

[Heavy panting]

You fucking bitch. Fuck, yeah.

[Heavy panting, moaning]

Fuck. Fuck.

Right there.

Oh, yeah.

[Heavy panting, moaning]

[Bustling chatter; Propulsive electronic music plays]

[Heavy panting, moaning]

- Yeah. Yeah. - Oh!

Come on!

[Heavy panting, moaning]

- [Christian] Fuck! - [Mobile phone rings]

- Sorry! - Turn that fucking thing off!

- I'm sorry. - Get rid of your phone!

[Traps] Okay, okay! Okay!

- Come on! - Okay.

[Ringing continues]

- [Ringing stops] - Okay, okay, okay.

- [Christian] You're done? - Yeah.

Let's fucking go. Come on.

You fucking bitch, come on.

Yes!

[Bustling chatter; Propulsive electronic music plays]

[Heavy breathing]

Oh, fuck yeah! Come on.

Fuck!

Yeah!

Tell me you fucking like it.

- I like it. - Say it again!

- I like it. - Say it!

- I like it. - You love it!

- I love it. - You love it!

- I love it. - Oh!

[Bustling chatter; Propulsive electronic music plays]

- Come on. Come on. - [Traps pants]

Back into me! Come on.

Yeah! Right there.

Oh, fuck, yeah.

[Heavy panting, moaning]

[Bustling chatter; Propulsive electronic music plays]

All right, fucking put that down.

Like that. Yeah, fuck, yeah.

Right there. You fucking bitch.

[Heavy panting, moaning]

[Christian] Yeah, come on.

[Heavy panting, moaning]

You like it. Fuck, yeah.

[Heavy panting, moaning]

Come on, get low. Get low for me.

Yeah.

Fuck...yeah.

[Heavy panting, moaning]

[Bustling chatter; Propulsive electronic music plays]

- [Heavy breathing] - [Christian] Oh, yeah. Fuck.

[Heavy panting, moaning]

[Christian] Yeah, come on. Come here.

[Heavy panting, moaning]

[Christian] Yeah. Yeah.

Come on!

Fuck. Fuck.

[Bustling chatter, brief shrill feedback]

[Low, sustained guitar feedback]

We are Froggyworm. When I say, "Froggy," you say, "Worm."

- Froggy! - [Crowd] Worm!

- Froggy! - [Crowd] Worm!

♪ I wonder how it feels when you collide into me

♪ Catching your eye Averting my gaze crossing the street... ♪

[Energetic club music; Christian moans]

- You like that, right? - [Traps] Oh, yeah, I like it.

- I really like it. - Good.

- [Traps moans] - Good girl.

[Music continues]

[Music continues]

[Heavy panting, moaning]

Yeah. Yeah, you fucking take it.

[Heavy panting, moaning]

Fuck, yeah.

Fuck, yeah.

[Heavy panting, moaning]

[Music continues]

[Music concludes, resonates]

I...

I know that tonight doesn't really...

mean anything, but...

Thank you for this, Christian.

It does...

I...

Thank you.

- You don't have to thank me. - Okay.

But I really do. Um...

Do you think that... you could hold me tonight?

Please.

It's the last time.

The last time?

Please?

[Christian] Yeah.

Thank you.

[Eerie, drone-like music]

[Upbeat indie-rock music]

[Music continues; Lively distorted guitar solo]

[Music concludes]